Andrew Marr's History of the World

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Season 1 · 8 episodesAndrew Marr's History of the World
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SurvivalE1 · 50 min

How the earliest humans spread around the world, adapting and surviving against the odds.

Age of EmpireE2 · 50 min

The story of the first empires which laid the foundations for the modern world.

The Word and the SwordE3 · 50 min

Charting the spiritual revolutions that shook the world between 300 BC and 700 AD.

Into the LightE4 · 50 min

The Middle Ages, when Vikings explored and pillaged.

Age of PlunderE5 · 50 min

Europe's rise from piracy to private enterprise.

RevolutionE6 · 50 min

A time when people worldwide rose up in the name of freedom and equality.

Age of IndustryE7 · 50 min

How Britain's Industrial Revolution created the modern world.

Age of ExtremesE8 · 50 min

The atom bomb and other developments in the twentieth century – our age.

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Age of Empire

The story of the first empires which laid the foundations for the modern world.

Continue the story

Episodes

Now playing
SurvivalE1 · 50 min

How the earliest humans spread around the world, adapting and surviving against the odds.

Age of EmpireE2 · 50 min

The story of the first empires which laid the foundations for the modern world.

The Word and the SwordE3 · 50 min

Charting the spiritual revolutions that shook the world between 300 BC and 700 AD.

Into the LightE4 · 50 min

The Middle Ages, when Vikings explored and pillaged.

Age of PlunderE5 · 50 min

Europe's rise from piracy to private enterprise.

RevolutionE6 · 50 min

A time when people worldwide rose up in the name of freedom and equality.

Age of IndustryE7 · 50 min

How Britain's Industrial Revolution created the modern world.

Age of ExtremesE8 · 50 min

The atom bomb and other developments in the twentieth century – our age.