Historian James Burke walks the viewer through the tenuous threads of history that link seemingly obscure scientific breakthroughs and the events and products that exist today.
Episode 1
Revolutions
18th century industrial revolutions of James Watt leading to the genetic DNA revolution.
Episode 2
Sentimental Journeys
Episode 3
Getting It Together
Episode 4
Whodunit?
Episode 5
Something for Nothing
Episode 6
Echoes of the Past
Episode 7
Photo Finish
Episode 8
Separate Ways
Episode 9
High Times
Episode 10
Deja Vu
Episode 11
New Harmony
Episode 12
Hot Pickle
Episode 13
The Big Spin
Episode 14
Bright Ideas
Episode 15
Making Waves
Episode 16
Routes
Episode 17
One Word
Episode 18
Sign Here
Episode 19
Better Than the Real Thing
Episode 20
Flexible Response
James Burke
Presenter
2006 · ★ 7.5
2014 · ★ 6.8
2020 · ★ 7.1
2019 · ★ 6.6
2018 · ★ 6.4
1988 · ★ 6.5
2020 · ★ 7.4
1964 · ★ 7.5
2017 · ★ 8.2
2010 · ★ 8.8
2020 · ★ 7.0
2020 · ★ 6.4
2012 · ★ 7.2
1969 · ★ 8.2
1978 · ★ 8.0
2021 · ★ 7.6
1987 · ★ 6.7
2021 · ★ 7.3
2024 · ★ 7.8
2020 · ★ 7.5
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