- Created By
- First Aired on
May 22, 2020
- Popularity: 28.7235
- 100 votes
- Networks
- Production
ITN Productions (GB)
- Status: Canceled
Show Canceled
2 seaons till Aug 25, 2022
Last episode: High Fructose Corn Syrup
Seasons & episodes
Total 2 seasons, 20 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Fast Food22 min
Cheap, quick and tasty, fast food became a culinary craze in the 1950s. But has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis?
Episode 2The Space Race23 min
Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion every year on space travel. What's fueling our costly — and dangerous — drive to explore the universe?
Episode 3The Rise of China23 min
In the 21st century, China has become a global economic powerhouse. Why was the rest of the world so slow to notice its rise to the top?
Episode 4Plastics21 min
Plastics have transformed how we live, but progress comes at a high price: 7.8 billion tons of waste. Are plastics a miracle or a catastrophe?
Episode 5Oil and the Middle East22 min
Oil has brought great wealth to the Middle East and ignited major wars. Is it a blessing or a curse for the region, as well as the rest of the world?
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