Closer to Truth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Closer to Truth television series is the definitive source for cosmos, consciousness and meaning. The series is a global journey in search of the vital ideas of existence airing on numerous PBS stations across the nation. Closer To Truth explores fundamental questions about the universe, brain/mind, religion and meaning through intimate conversations with leading scientists, philosophers, scholars, theologians and creative thinkers.By taking you into labs, libraries, gardens and sanctuaries across the globe, Closer To Truth brings riveting ideas to the forefront — making them relevant and engaging. Created and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and produced by Peter Getzels, Closer To Truth provides you personal access to the world's greatest thinkers exploring humanity's deepest questions.

Series details

• Title: Closer to Truth
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2000-05-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-06-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 5993
• TVDB ID: 75006

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-05-07; final listed air date 2000-08-06.
• Season 2: premiered 2000-09-10; final listed air date 2000-12-10.
• Season 3: premiered 2003-05-01; final listed air date 2003-08-07.
• Season 8: premiered 2010-05-06; final listed air date 2010-06-24.
• Season 9: premiered 2010-09-30; final listed air date 2010-12-23.
• Season 10: premiered 2011-01-06; final listed air date 2011-03-24.
• Season 11: premiered 2011-04-07; final listed air date 2011-06-23.
• Season 12: premiered 2011-09-29; final listed air date 2011-12-22.
• Season 13: premiered 2012-04-05; final listed air date 2012-06-21.
• Season 14: premiered 2012-11-10; final listed air date 2013-02-02.
• Season 15: premiered 2013-06-08; final listed air date 2013-08-31.
• Season 16: premiered 2014-03-03; final listed air date 2014-05-26.
• Season 17: premiered 2015-04-03; final listed air date 2015-06-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Closer to Truth 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.