Andrew Marr's History of the World: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Andrew Marr sets off on an epic journey through the explosive events, changes, conflicts and triumphs that shaped 70,000 years of human history. From our earliest beginnings in Africa, Marr traces the story of our nomadic ancestors as they spread out around the world and settled down to become the first farmers and townspeople. With spectacular images, compelling characters and incisive narration, this is an epic journey through human history and the story of the world we live in today, featuring dramatic reconstruction, documentary filming around the world and cutting-edge computer graphics.

Series details

• Title: Andrew Marr's History of the World
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2012-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-12-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 1639

Cast and credited roles

• Andrew Marr — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-09-23; final listed air date 2012-12-12; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Andrew Marr's History of the World on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.