Synopsis
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
Series Information
- First Aired
- 2016
- Last Aired
- 2016
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Episode Length
- 60 min
- Genre
- Documentary
- Network
- BBC Four
- Status
- Ended
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (11 votes)
Top Cast
Bettany Hughes
Self - Presenter
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