TV series
Genius of the Modern World
2016, English, on BBC Four.
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 2016
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Latest episode
S1 E3: Freud
Aired 30 June 2016
Seasons 1
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Details
- First aired
- 16 June 2016
- Last aired
- 30 June 2016
- Network
- BBC Four
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Documentary
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How many seasons of Genius of the Modern World are there?
Genius of the Modern World has 1 season and 3 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
Is Genius of the Modern World finished?
Yes. Genius of the Modern World ended in 2016, so you can watch the whole story.
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