Andrew Marr's History of the World

Andrew Marr's History of the World is a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers 70,000 years of world history from the beginning of human civilisation, as African nomadic peoples spread out around the world and settled down to become the first farmers, up to the twentieth century.

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Documentary
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First Aired on

Sep 23, 2012

1 seaons till Nov 11, 2012

Popularity: 3.5954
18 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

Erste Weltweit MedienDiscovery (US)BBC (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Age of Extremes

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes

Miniseries

Aired

8 Episodes
  • Episode 1Survival50 min

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

  • Episode 2Age of Empire50 min

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

  • Episode 3The Word and the Sword50 min

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

  • Episode 4Into the Light50 min

    The Middle Ages, when Vikings explored and pillaged.

  • Episode 5Age of Plunder50 min

    Europe's rise from piracy to private enterprise.

Crew & Team

Andrew Marr

Screenplay

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