Andrew Marr's History of the World

A sweeping, authoritative tour through human history, made vivid by dramatic recreations and a presenter's enthusiastic storytelling.

Created by

Guy Smith

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Andrew Marr

Overview

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 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.

How it feels

Earnest, uplifting and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Power, survival, war, technology

Content

Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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