Inventions That Rocked the World: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Quest brings you "Inventions That Rocked the World". Technical innovations and inventions have shaped the world of popular music through the decades. From drum machines to downloads this series features archive footage of artists, engineers and producers who used them. They are bought to life by the big hits of the time that quite literally, rocked our world and forever changed our relationship with music. Through sensational clips, expert interviews from artists such as Moby and Gary Numan and a sound track provided by the titans of rock ‘n' roll we explore the ingenious inventions that changed contemporary music, shaped popular culture and rewrote social history. All brought together by narration from British music legend Suggs.

Series details

• Title: Inventions That Rocked the World
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2015-12-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-01-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Quest
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9266

Cast and credited roles

• Suggs — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-12-01; final listed air date 2016-01-05.

Source and licence

Adapted from Inventions That Rocked 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.