Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

1h1 SeasonTV-14TMDb 7.8

EnglishEnded

1 · The Telescope

2 · The Airplane

3 · The Robot

4 · The Car

5 · The Rocket

6 · The Smartphone

Crew and Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-KhaliliPresenter

Patrick Stewart

Patrick StewartNarrator (voice)

Robert Ryan

Robert RyanLouis Daguerre

Storyline

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.

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World poster

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Info

Status: Ended
First aired: 21 April 2019
Last aired: 26 May 2019
Rating: TV-14
TMDB score: 7.8 / 10 (6 votes)

Production

Studios: Bigger Bang, BBC TV
Countries: United Kingdom
Networks: PBS, BBC Four

Episodes

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Runtime: 1h
Type: Documentary
In production: No

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English