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The American Future: A History

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Written by
  
Simon Schama

No. of episodes
  
4

Original network
  
BBC Two

Final episode date
  
31 October 2008

Presented by
  
Simon Schama

Cast
  
Simon Schama

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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

Running time
  
60 minutes

First episode date
  
10 October 2008

Network
  
BBC Two

Number of episodes
  
4

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Directed by
  
Sam Hobkinson Ricardo Pollack

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The american future a history with simon schama bbc two


The American Future: A History is a four-part documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama which aired on BBC Two in the UK during October 2008, in the run up to the 2008 US presidential election. The first episode was broadcast on BBC Two at 9:00pm on 10 October 2008, and it was shown over four consecutive Fridays.

Contents

The series saw Schama travelling through the United States as he investigated the conflicts from its past in order to understand the country's contemporary political situation. Schama presents and discusses both presidential candidates, Democratic Barack Obama and Republican John McCain from a historical point of view, emphasizing strongly the former. The documentary takes viewer to an epic journey through the history of the modern United States, but it also why Schama personally believed Barack Obama would be the ideal choice as the next president of the United States.

International broadcast

In the United States and Australia, this programme aired with the re-worked title, The American Future: A History By Simon Schama:

  • US viewers saw all four episodes combined into two parts on BBC America at 8pm ET/PT from 19 January until 20 January 2009.
  • Australian viewers saw these episodes in their original four parts on ABC1 each Thursday at 9:30pm from 27 May until 17 June 2010.
  • References

    The American Future: A History Wikipedia