Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World (2019)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2019-04-21
  • Last Air Date: 2019-05-26
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 6
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 60 min.
  • Production Company: Bigger Bang
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Network: PBS, BBC Four
  • Director:
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: technology, invention, telescope, rocket, flight, robot
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    Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2019-04-21
    6 Episodes

    Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1The Telescope60 min
    Season 1Episode 2The Airplane60 min
    Season 1Episode 3The Robot60 min
    Season 1Episode 4The Car60 min
    Season 1Episode 5The Rocket60 min
    Season 1Episode 6The Smartphone60 min
    • Jim Al-Khalili

      as Self - Presenter
    Directing Ben Harding Director
    Production Ben Bowie Executive Producer
    Production Tim Green Producer
    Production Erin E. O'Flaherty Production Executive
    Production Iain Riddick Executive Producer
    Editing Anthony Willis Editor

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