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Best History TV Series of 1979

20 History series that started in 1979, ranked by popularity

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20 series

D'artagnan and Three Musketeers

★ 7.7
4K 3 1979–1979
Period piece · Friendship

Roots: The Next Generations

★ 7.8
3K 7 1979–1979
Biography · Drama · History

Danger UXB

★ 8.4
1K 13 1979–1979
Action · Drama · History

Backstairs at the White House

★ 8.3
522 4 1979–1979
Drama · History

Ike: The War Years

★ 7.0
379 3 1979–1979
Biography · Drama · History

The Rebels

★ 6.5
275 2 1979–1979
Drama · History · War

The Count of Monte Cristo

★ 7.4
227 6 1979–1979
Adventure · Drama · History

The Seekers

★ 6.5
210 2 1979–1979
Drama · History · War

Prince Regent

★ 7.7
71 8 1979–1979
Biography · Drama · History

Slom

★ 7.7
61 3 1979–1980
Drama · History · War

Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures

★ 7.4
57 43 1979–1980
Adventure · Animation · History

Aoi - The Betrayed Samurai

★ 8.7
55 1979–present
Adventure · History

Anno domini 1573

★ 7.8
50 4 1979–1979
Drama · History

In Search of the Dark Ages

★ 8.3
41 8 1979–1981
Biography · Documentary · History

Joséphine ou la comédie des ambitions

★ 7.8
41 5 1979–1980
Biography · Drama · History

Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie

★ 7.5
35 8 1979–1979
Drama · History

Unterwegs mit Odysseus

★ 8.2
23 13 1979–1979
Animation · History

Biography

★ 7.3
17 4 1979–present
Biography · Documentary · History

The Magic of Dance

★ 7.5
17 6 1979–1979
Documentary · History · Music

Hvad er det?

★ 7.1
10 35 1979–present
Game-Show · History
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