Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
2019•TV-14•1 Seasons•6 Episodes•7.8•Ended
Documentary
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.
Network
PBS, BBC Four
Origin
GB
Cast
Jim Al-Khalili
Self - Presenter
Patrick Stewart
Narrator (voice)
Episodes
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