Big History: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Each episode of Big History will begin with an iconic topic from the pages of traditional history such as the Great Pyramids, The Titanic or the American Revolution but then will spin into surprising journeys through other fields, weaving together insights and evidence from various disciplines such as astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology, anthropology, history and economics. Spanning 13.7 billion years, Big History will ultimately pull together the puzzle pieces from all 16 half-hour episodes into an epic two-hour finale, creating one grand narrative and revealing the unifying link among all events.

Series details

• Title: Big History
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery, History
• Premiere date: 2013-11-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-12-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4547

Cast and credited roles

• Bryan Cranston — Narrator
• Marc Yellin — Miner

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-11-02; final listed air date 2013-12-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Big History 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.