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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

3.9Apr 21, 20191 SeasonDocumentary

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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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World Season 1

Season 1

6 episodes

Cast

Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili

Self - Presenter

Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart

Narrator (voice)

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