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The Code (2011)

The Code poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 3 episodes
Rated
TV-G
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mathematician explores different areas of mathematics across episodes. The series includes puzzles and a treasure hunt for viewers to solve.

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What happens

The Code is a mathematics-based documentary television programme for BBC Two presented by Marcus du Sautoy, beginning on 27 July 2011 and ended on 10 August 2011. Each episode covers a different branch of mathematics. As well as being a documentary, The Code is also included a series of online challenges forming a treasure hunt, with clues to finding the treasure being included in the episodes, online games and other challenges. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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