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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World - Season 1

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.

Top Cast

  • Jim Al-Khalili

    Jim Al-Khalili

    Self - Presenter

  • Patrick Stewart

    Patrick Stewart

    Narrator (voice)

Overview

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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