How Disney Built America

The story of animation film producer Walt Disney and how the iconic Disney brand he established continues to shape generations as a cultural and worldwide phenomenon. The story starts with Walt in his early days in Hollywood, when he quickly lost his first successful cartoon character to a powerful middleman. This opening episode also focuses on the birth of iconic character Mickey Mouse and how he began as a pencil sketch and rocketed to lasting fame

Saturday, 18 July 1 airing

18:00

Sky History 2

S1 E2 · Dawn of the Animated Blockbuster

Thursday, 23 July 2026 2 airings

12:00

Sky History

S1 E1 · The Birth of Mickey

13:00

Sky History

S1 E2 · Dawn of the Animated Blockbuster