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Duration: 1 hour

Documentary about Madison Avenue, home of the American advertising business, a semi-mythical place where the dreams of a new, affluent society were spun in the early 1960s. These were the 'days of heaven', when the country felt to many like a land of plenty and a land of hope - politics was reinvigorated thanks to a product known as new, improved JFK, consumerism was on the up and the challenges of Vietnam, feminism and the counter-culture still lay in the future.

Includes contributions from advertising legend George Lois and writer Gay Talese.

Last on

Wed 23 Nov 2011 20:00 BBC Four

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Credits

Narrator
Denis Lawson
Director
Tim Kirby
Executive Producer
Janet Lee
Writer
Tim Kirby

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