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Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World (2019): Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything. These are the secrets of how we got to our modern world.

Series details

  • Title: Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
  • Format: Documentary
  • Language: English
  • Premiere date: 2019-04-17
  • Final broadcast date listed: 2019-05-22
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
  • Network country: United States
  • Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 41965
  • IMDb ID: tt10313446
  • TVDB ID: 362718

Cast and credited roles

  • Patrick Stewart — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 2019-04-17; final listed air date 2019-05-22; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed 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.

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