Series synopsis
History 101 is a British documentary television series that premiered on Netflix on May 22, 2020. It ended on August 25, 2022. It stars Natalie Silverman.
Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.
Premise
Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Natalie Silverman as Narrator (voice)
Guest cast
- Mao Zedong as Self (archive footage)
- Deng Xiaoping as Self (archive footage)
- Hu Jintao as Self (archive footage)
- Xi Jinping as Self (archive footage)
- Yuri Gagarin as Self (archive footage)
- Alan Shepard as Self (archive footage)
- Mikhail Gorbachev as Self (archive footage)
- George H. W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
- Wernher von Braun as Self (archive footage)
- Neil Armstrong as Self (archive footage)
- Jacqueline Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
- Betty Friedan as Self (archive footage)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | May 22, 2020 | May 22, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 10 | August 25, 2022 | August 25, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fast Food Cheap, quick and tasty, fast food became a culinary craze in the 1950s. But has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis? |
May 22, 2020 |
| 2 |
The Space Race Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion every year on space travel. What's fueling our costly — and dangerous — drive to explore the universe? |
May 22, 2020 |
| 3 |
The Rise of China In the 21st century, China has become a global economic powerhouse. Why was the rest of the world so slow to notice its rise to the top? |
May 22, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GPS Once a secret military program, GPS now guides our daily lives, from providing directions to finding friends. But what do we trade for this convenience? |
August 25, 2022 |
| 2 |
MP3s MP3s transformed how we listen to music — and spawned digital piracy. Streaming helped the industry recover, but how can artists get their fair share? |
August 25, 2022 |
| 3 |
Credit Cards Credit cards changed the global economy and attitudes about personal spending, but record levels of consumer debt beg the question: Just who's in charge? |
August 25, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Netflix |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 22, 2020 |
| Last aired | August 25, 2022 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | canceled |