Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Name: Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jim Al-Khalili, Patrick Stewart

2019 · 1 season · 1h per episode · Documentary

Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.

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Seasons

Season 1 — 6 episodes (April 21, 2019)

Cast

Jim Al-Khalili as Self - Presenter
Patrick Stewart as Narrator (voice)

Details

First aired: April 21, 2019
Episodes: 6
Genres: Documentary
Network: PBS and BBC Four
Status: Ended
TMDB score: 7.8 / 10 from 6 votes

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