Andrew Marr's History of the World (2012)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This BBC series covers human history from early nomads to the end of the 20th century. It uses dramatic recreations and digital effects to bring key events and people to life. The focus is on major developments like the rise of farming and controlling rivers.

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What happens

Andrew Marr's History of the World is a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers 70,000 years of world history from before the beginning of human civilisation, as African nomadic peoples spread out around the world and settled down to become the first farmers, up to the twentieth century, in June 1998. The series is noted for its elaborate, Hollywood-like recreations of many of the people and events on which Marr frames his story. Great care was taken in accurate costumes and the use of the original language of those portrayed. To this are added elaborate digital effects, such as a recreation of the Palace of Knossos or the diversionary channels dug to control flooding of the Yellow River. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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