Andrew Marr's History of the World

Miniseries

TV-PG

Andrew Marr explores key events across 70,000 years of human civilization, from ancient empires to modern technological marvels, through re-enactments and global filming in this thought-provoking documentary series.

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8 Episodes

Survival
E1
SurvivalHow the earliest humans spread around the world, adapting and surviving against the odds.
Age of Empire
E2
Age of EmpireThe story of the first empires which laid the foundations for the modern world.
The Word and the Sword
E3
The Word and the SwordCharting the spiritual revolutions that shook the world between 300 BC and 700 AD.
Into the Light
E4
Into the LightThe Middle Ages, when Vikings explored and pillaged.
Age of Plunder
E5
Age of PlunderEurope's rise from piracy to private enterprise.
Revolution
E6
RevolutionA time when people worldwide rose up in the name of freedom and equality.
Age of Industry
E7
Age of IndustryHow Britain's Industrial Revolution created the modern world.
Age of Extremes
E8
Age of ExtremesThe atom bomb and other developments in the twentieth century – our age.