Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

About Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

Take a mind-blowing journey through human history, told through six iconic objects that modern people take for granted, and see how science, invention and technology built on one another to change everything.

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World is a documentary series made for PBS and BBC Four. It ran for one season of 6 episodes between April 2019 and May 2019.

Jim Al-Khalili leads the cast as Self - Presenter, and Patrick Stewart as Narrator (voice).

Shelv files it under technology, invention, flight, and robot. American members can watch it on Disney Plus, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, and Thirteen.

Humans, Caprica, and Real Humans make useful companions to Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World. It carries a TV-14 rating.