CinemaOSSeries · 2019 · 1 Season · TV-14
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
78%(6)IMDbDocumentary

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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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
April 21, 2019
Last aired
May 26, 2019
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Network
PBSBBC Four

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring
Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili

Self - Presenter

Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart

Narrator (voice)

Creative team
Showrunner
Iain Riddick
Ben Bowie
Produced by
Tim Green

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