History 101

History 101

Canceled First aired 22/May/2020 United Kingdom English 2 season(s) 20 episode(s)
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Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.
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Season 2 · Season 2
10 episode(s) · Air date: 25/Aug/2022
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S2E7
Lasers
Air date: 25/Aug/2022 · Runtime: 23 min
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They're used for everything from entertainment to medicine — and now for weapons straight out of science fiction. Have lasers become too hot to handle?

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They're used for everything from entertainment to medicine — and now for weapons straight out of science fiction. Have lasers become too hot to handle?

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Dating Apps
Air date: 25/Aug/2022 · Runtime: 23 min
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Thanks to dating apps, finding love is easier than ever. But are we now so focused on playing the game that we're missing out on real connection?

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Thanks to dating apps, finding love is easier than ever. But are we now so focused on playing the game that we're missing out on real connection?

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Bottled Water
Air date: 25/Aug/2022 · Runtime: 22 min
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Bottled water is a big business, selling itself as a tastier and healthier alternative to the tap variety. Is there truth behind the claims?

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Bottled water is a big business, selling itself as a tastier and healthier alternative to the tap variety. Is there truth behind the claims?

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Psychedelics
Air date: 25/Aug/2022 · Runtime: 24 min
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Growing evidence suggests that psychedelic drugs could treat brain injuries and psychological problems. But can we get past their controversial history?

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Growing evidence suggests that psychedelic drugs could treat brain injuries and psychological problems. But can we get past their controversial history?

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Credit Cards
Air date: 25/Aug/2022 · Runtime: 21 min
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Credit cards changed the global economy and attitudes about personal spending, but record levels of consumer debt beg the question: Just who's in charge?

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Credit cards changed the global economy and attitudes about personal spending, but record levels of consumer debt beg the question: Just who's in charge?

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MP3s
Air date: 25/Aug/2022 · Runtime: 22 min
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MP3s transformed how we listen to music — and spawned digital piracy. Streaming helped the industry recover, but how can artists get their fair share?

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MP3s transformed how we listen to music — and spawned digital piracy. Streaming helped the industry recover, but how can artists get their fair share?

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GPS
Air date: 25/Aug/2022 · Runtime: 21 min
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Once a secret military program, GPS now guides our daily lives, from providing directions to finding friends. But what do we trade for this convenience?

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Once a secret military program, GPS now guides our daily lives, from providing directions to finding friends. But what do we trade for this convenience?

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Season 1 · Season 1
10 episode(s) · Air date: 22/May/2020
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AIDS
Air date: 22/May/2020 · Runtime: 22 min
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Nearly 40 million people are living with HIV. After decades of research and activism, how far have we come in finding a cure and battling the stigma?

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Nearly 40 million people are living with HIV. After decades of research and activism, how far have we come in finding a cure and battling the stigma?

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Nuclear Power
Air date: 22/May/2020 · Runtime: 22 min
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Over 10% of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power. But with radioactive waste and the threat of nuclear meltdown, are we playing with fire?

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Over 10% of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power. But with radioactive waste and the threat of nuclear meltdown, are we playing with fire?

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Oil and the Middle East
Air date: 22/May/2020 · Runtime: 22 min
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Oil has brought great wealth to the Middle East and ignited major wars. Is it a blessing or a curse for the region, as well as the rest of the world?

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Oil has brought great wealth to the Middle East and ignited major wars. Is it a blessing or a curse for the region, as well as the rest of the world?

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The Space Race
Air date: 22/May/2020 · Runtime: 23 min
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Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion every year on space travel. What's fueling our costly — and dangerous — drive to explore the universe?

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Fifteen international agencies spend $62 billion every year on space travel. What's fueling our costly — and dangerous — drive to explore the universe?

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Fast Food
Air date: 22/May/2020 · Runtime: 22 min
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Cheap, quick and tasty, fast food became a culinary craze in the 1950s. But has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis?

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Cheap, quick and tasty, fast food became a culinary craze in the 1950s. But has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis?

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Natalie Silverman
Natalie Silverman
Narrator (voice)
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Self (archive footage)
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping
Self (archive footage)
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao
Self (archive footage)
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
Self (archive footage)
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin
Self (archive footage)
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Alan Shepard
Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun
Self (archive footage)
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Janet Reno
Janet Reno
Self (archive footage)
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
Self (archive footage)
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
Self (archive footage)

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Moonraker VFX
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Anil Douglas
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Ellie Goodall
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Josh O'brien
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Larry Molloy
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Tom Butler
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Laura Stevens
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Marc Tiley
Director, Writer
Vương Thiên Hạc
Vương Thiên Hạc
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Gordon Watt
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Nicholas Bays
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Bruce Kennedy
Executive Producer

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