Age of Extremes
Andrew Marr's History of the World - S1 - E8
The atom bomb and other developments in the twentieth century – our age.
Andrew Marr's History of the World: Season 1 - 8 Episode s
1x1 - Survival
September 23, 2012
How the earliest humans spread around the world, adapting and surviving against the odds.
1x2 - Age of Empire
September 30, 2012
The story of the first empires which laid the foundations for the modern world.
1x3 - The Word and the Sword
October 7, 2012
Charting the spiritual revolutions that shook the world between 300 BC and 700 AD.
1x4 - Into the Light
October 14, 2012
The Middle Ages, when Vikings explored and pillaged.
1x5 - Age of Plunder
October 21, 2012
Europe's rise from piracy to private enterprise.
1x6 - Revolution
October 28, 2012
A time when people worldwide rose up in the name of freedom and equality.
1x7 - Age of Industry
November 4, 2012
How Britain's Industrial Revolution created the modern world.
1x8 - Age of Extremes
November 11, 2012
The atom bomb and other developments in the twentieth century – our age.