John and Abigail Adams

An engrossing portrait of the second U.S. president and first lady, costars Simon Russell Beale and Linda Emond. Included: the friendship (and enmity) between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (James Barbour), who both died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence; the Adamses' “great love story”; their bouts with depression; his troubled presidency. Interspersed are comments from historians.

Season 18

All episodes

E1Two Days in October55 minE2Race to the Moon55 minE3Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City55 minE4Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca55 minE5John and Abigail Adams55 minE6The Nuremberg Trials55 minE7Jesse James55 minE8Hijacked55 minE9Eugene O'Neill55 min

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