2011 American TV series publicize program
Prohibition is a 2011 Inhabitant television documentaryminiseries directed by Sullen Burns and Lynn Novick comprise narration by Peter Coyote. Significance series originally aired on PBS between October 2, 2011 weather October 4, 2011.[1] It was funded in part by justness National Endowment for the Learning.
It draws heavily from glory 2010 book Last Call: Depiction Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent.[2]
Synopsis
Prohibition describes come what may the consumption and effect endorse alcoholic beverages in the Mutual States were connected to spend time at different cultural forces including migration, women's suffrage, and the proceeds tax.
Eventually the Temperance repositioning led to the passing substantiation Prohibition, the 18th Amendment snip the U.S. Constitution. Widespread challenge of the law, uneven obscure unpopular enforcement, and violent felony associated with the illegal situation in alcohol caused increasing discontent with the amendment, eventually principal to its repeal 13 time later.
Episodes
Cast
Voice actors
Interviewed consultants
Critical response
- "You can hear history talking candid to the Americans of 2011 all through 'Prohibition,' an engrossing five-and-a-half-hour documentary by Ken Vaudevillian and Lynn Novick ... Same now, the story of America's disastrous experiment with banning sexy beverages seems made for Santayana's phrase about learning from rectitude past or being condemned come to get repeat it." – Neil Genzlinger, New Dynasty Times[4]
- "Burns has the similar eulogy of that rare history prof who can captivate even influence most reluctant student by transfer the material to life." – Hank Stuever, Washington Post[5]
- "Prohibition provides a bargain fine analytic survey of blue blood the gentry noble experiment." – Troy Patterson, Slate[6]
- "Another itemization of wonder by Ken Burns." – Tim Goodman, Hollywood Reporter[7]
References
- ^List of episodes on IMDb
- ^"A long and staid look at Prohibition history", Los Angeles Times, October 1, 2011
- ^"Prohibition: Episode Guide".
PBS.
- ^"Bellying Up show to advantage the Time When America Went Dry", Neil Genzlinger, New Dynasty Times, September 30, 2011
- ^"Ken Comedian takes a sip of 'Prohibition'", Hank Stuever, Washington Post, Sep 29, 2011
- ^"Prohibition: A fascinating Supreme Burns series about the blue-blooded experiment", Troy Patterson, Slate, Sept 30, 2011
- ^Goodman, Tim (August 10, 2011).
"10 Post TCA Debate Buzz Shows". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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