Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World (2019)

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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

20191 Season60m episodes7.8

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: GB

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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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Director: Ben Harding
Status: Ended
First aired: Apr 21, 2019
Network: PBS, BBC Four
Studio: Bigger Bang, BBC TV

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6 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

Self - Presenter

Patrick Stewart

Narrator (voice)

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20191 Season60m episodes7.8

Documentary

TMDB7.8

Votes6

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: GB

About

Where to watch

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Stream

Disney Plus

YouTube TV

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

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E1 · Airs Apr 21, 2019 · 1h 0m · ★ 9.0
The Telescope
Meet the brilliant minds throughout history, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, responsible for creating the telescope. Today, their invention allows humanity to reach the furthest limits of seeing 13 billion light-years out.
E2 · Airs Apr 28, 2019 · 1h 0m
The Airplane
Take to the sky with the dreamers whose work gave humans the ability to fly. From Leonardo da Vinci's "flying machines" to the modern commercial plane, without these inventions, we may have never left the ground.
E3 · Airs May 5, 2019 · 1h 0m
The Robot
Learn how robots were first conceptualized in ancient Rome and see how their use has evolved over the centuries, from the calculator to the Roomba. Then, take a sneak peek at what future robots will be able to do.
E4 · Airs May 12, 2019 · 1h 0m · ★ 9.0
The Car
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford's affordable and assembly line-built Model T, and meet the scientists working on the next generation of self-driving automobiles.
E5 · Airs May 19, 2019 · 1h 0m
The Rocket
Learn the explosive history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China, to its use as a weapon of war, to how adding hydrogen allowed it to carry astronauts all the way to the moon.
E6 · Airs May 26, 2019 · 1h 0m
The Smartphone
Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse Code to 2007, when Apple unveiled the first-ever iPhone. Plus, see how the next generation of smartphones will allow us to communicate through them just by thinking.

Details

Director: Ben Harding
Status: Ended
First aired: Apr 21, 2019
Network: PBS, BBC Four
Studio: Bigger Bang, BBC TV

Time to finish

6 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

Self - Presenter

Patrick Stewart

Narrator (voice)

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