See history in an all-new way with recently colourised archival footage on SMITHSONIAN Saturday, 29 January from 4pm that brings the past to life as never before:

AMERICA IN COLOUR – This is the story of America, seen in colour, for the first time. Decade by decade, fromProhibition to the Moon Landing, and from the Jazz Age to rock‘n’roll, this series brings all of the most significant moments in America’s history back to life.

BRITAIN IN COLOUR – In the first half of the 20th century, the British Empire was the controlling power in over a quarter of the earth’s land. Revisit stories of the RoyalFamily as they faced modern times and socio-political progress, an enigmatic Prime Minister that rallied the country during its most desperate times of war, and the colonies that were won and lost. Film footage re-edited with modern technology delivers visual history in full colour.