Series synopsis
Genius of the Modern World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Four on June 16, 2016. It ended on June 30, 2016. It stars Bettany Hughes.
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
Premise
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bettany Hughes as Self - Presenter
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | June 16, 2016 | June 30, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marx Bettany begins her journey in the city of Trier on the banks of the Mosel in Germany. It was here on the 5 May 1818 that Karl Marx, one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century was born. |
June 16, 2016 |
| 2 |
Nietzsche Nietzsche's uncompromising ideas smashed the safe presuppositions and assumptions of religion, morality and science. |
June 23, 2016 |
| 3 |
Freud Bettany Hughes travels to Vienna on the trail of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis. |
June 30, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Four |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 16, 2016 |
| Last aired | June 30, 2016 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |