Series · 2015–2015

Genius of the Ancient World

Name: Genius of the Ancient World
Director: Rob Cowling
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-08-05

1 season · 3 episodes

Documentary

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Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy - Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.

Episodes

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Cast

Bettany Hughes

Self - Presenter

Crew

Director: Rob Cowling
Producer: Rob Cowling

Details

Networks: BBC Four

Studios

BBC, BBC Open University Production Centre, BBC Religion & Ethics Production Salford

Countries

China, Greece, India

Languages

English

First aired

August 5, 2015

Status

Ended

Episode runtime

60 min

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