Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world: Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
Born in the 19th century, they lived through a time when old certainties were breaking down. Regimes were overthrown by mass uprisings, science was undermining religious authority. Their challenge was to figure out what makes us human in a fast-evolving world.
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Genius of the Modern World Airs: Thursday
Genius of the Modern World Status: Ended
GENIUS OF THE MODERN WORLD - General Information
Series Premiere: June 16, 2016 Classification: Documentary Genre: Action | Biography | Documentary | History Network: BBC Four Airs: Thursday at 09:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
GENIUS OF THE MODERN WORLD - Season 1 -- 3 Episodes
1x1 -- Jun 16, 2016 -- Marx 1x2 -- Jun 23, 2016 -- Nietzsche 1x3 -- Jun 30, 2016 -- Freud