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Best History TV Series of the 1980s

319 History series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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319 series

The Secret Life of Machines

★ 9.3
217 18 1988–1993
Documentary · History

The Spanish Civil War

★ 8.2
215 6 1983–1983
Documentary · History · War

Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen

★ 7.8
209 2055 1982–present
Documentary · History

The Betrothed

★ 6.4
206 5 1989–present
Drama · History

Tale of Pollyanna, Girl of Love

★ 7.3
204 51 1986–1986
Animation · Drama · History

Willem van Oranje

★ 7.4
195 10 1984–1984
Biography · Drama · History

Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story

★ 8.5
194 6 1987–1987
Documentary · History

Putovanje u Vucjak

★ 8.3
191 15 1986–1987
Drama · History · War

The Nightmare Years

★ 6.8
189 4 1989–1989
Biography · Drama · History

Timewatch

★ 7.7
178 327 1982–present
Documentary · History

Zhizn Klima Samgina

★ 7.7
167 14 1988–1988
Drama · History

The Honey and the Tears

★ 8.2
166 36 1983–1985
Drama · History · War

Robert Kennedy and His Times

★ 7.5
160 3 1985–1985
Drama · History

NFL Films Presents

★ 8.7
160 208 1982–present
Biography · Documentary · History

L'héritage de la chouette

★ 8.3
158 13 1989–1990
Documentary · History

The Diary of Anne Frank

★ 6.0
153 4 1987–1987
Biography · Drama · History

Nepokoreni Grad

★ 7.9
142 14 1981–1982
Drama · History · Thriller

Strumpet City

★ 8.3
139 7 1980–1980
Drama · History

A Fortunate Life

★ 7.8
134 4 1986–1986
Biography · Drama · History

Strangers and Brothers

★ 6.6
133 13 1984–1984
Drama · History · War

A Dangerous Life

★ 6.9
132 2 1988–1988
Crime · Drama · History

The Road to War

★ 7.7
126 8 1989–1989
Documentary · History · War

Atesten Günler

★ 7.8
126 4 1987–1987
Drama · History · War

Poslednji cin

★ 7.3
125 4 1981–1982
Action · Drama · History
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