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The Californian Century

Stanley Tucci imagines the story of modern California as a movie screenplay, tracing the dramatic history of the state from Hollywood to Silicon Valley.

Radio 4,13 episodes

Episodes

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Welcome to The Californian Century
Stanley Tucci introduces a series about the men and women who built modern California.
14 Feb 2020,1 min
A Body on the Backlot
Stanley Tucci imagines the history of modern California as a Hollywood screenplay
24 Feb 2020,14 mins
Dark Water
Stanley Tucci tells the story of the man who made LA possible: William Mulholland
25 Feb 2020,14 mins
The Vanishing
Stanley Tucci tells the story of celebrity preacher Aimee Semple McPherson who vanished.
26 Feb 2020,14 mins
A Hard Won Oscar
Stanley Tucci tells the story of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American Oscar winner.
27 Feb 2020,14 mins
The Good Fight
Stanley Tucci tells the story of Leon Lewis who hunted down Nazis in LA in the 30s and 40s
28 Feb 2020,14 mins
A Twist of Fate
Stanley Tucci tells the story of Silicon Valley's troubled founder, William Shockley
02 Mar 2020,14 mins
Acts of Resistance
Stanley Tucci tells the story of Kathleen Cleaver, a key figure in the Black Panther Party
03 Mar 2020,14 mins
San Francisco Burning
Stanley Tucci tells the story of Dianne Feinstein, trailblazing Californian politician
04 Mar 2020,14 mins
On Ice
Stanley Tucci tells the story of Ice-T, the original gangster rapper
05 Mar 2020,14 mins
Governor Jerry Brown
Stanley Tucci tells the story of Jerry Brown, California's longest-serving governor.
06 Mar 2020,24 mins
Omnibus 1/2. 1900 - 1945
Stanley Tucci tells the story of modern California from Hollywood to Silicon Valley
07 Mar 2020,57 mins
Omnibus 2/2. 1945 - 2020
Stanley Tucci tells the story of modern California from Hollywood to Silicon Valley.
08 Mar 2020,57 mins