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The Documentary

The Californian Century

California: From Hollywood to Silicon Valley

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World ServiceLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

Available for over a year

Stanley Tucci tells the story of Francis Boggs, the first man to direct a full movie in California and who met a dramatic end. Plus, how William Mullholand brought water to LA. Show more

The Documentary

The Californian Century

California: From Hollywood to Silicon Valley

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World ServiceLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

Available for over a year

The story of preacher Aimee Semple McPherson who vanished one day in 1926. And, Hattie McDaniel, who won an Oscar in 1940 for her role in Gone With The Wind. Show more

The Documentary

The Californian Century

California: From Hollywood to Silicon Valley

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for over a year

Stanley Tucci tells the story of Leon Lewis who hunted down Nazis in LA and Silicon Valley's troubled founder William Shockley. Show more

The Documentary

The Californian Century

California: From Hollywood to Silicon Valley

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for over a year

The story of Kathleen Cleaver. the Black Panther Party and Dianne Feinstein, trailblazing Californian politician who took over as mayor of San Francisco. Show more

The Documentary

The Californian Century

California: From Hollywood to Silicon Valley

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for over a year

The story of Ice-T, the original gangster rapper of 1990s LA and Jerry Brown, California's longest-serving governor. Show more