Rent Big History: Series (2013)
3.6 of 5 from 48 ratings
7h 30min
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- Synopsis:
- Did you know that people carry the legacy of the 'Titanic', and even the Big Bang, in their pockets every day - in the form of a mobile phone? Or that a connection exists between Egyptian mummies and today's ham and cheese sandwich? Surprising links between the past and the present are revealed as 'Big History' explores 13.7 billion years of history and asks questions like: Was the American Revolution driven in part by a biological thirst for caffeine? Crisscrossing through time and space, each 'Big History' episode uses cutting-edge visuals and graphics to reveal transformative relationships between science and history.
- Actors:
- Bryan Cranston, Jonathan Markley, Emmanuel Afuwape, Alberto Jorrin, Marc Yellin, Roger McGrath, Ardeshir Radpour, Darren Andrew Nash, Sekou M. Sirleaf, Jordan Stone, Harv Popick, Adele René, Nicole Starrett, Phillip Wheeler, Clifford V. Johnson, Ruman Kazi, Wyatt McCrea, Peter Tahoe, Trevor S. Valle, Adele Jones
- Directors:
- Gabriel Rotello, Sam Dolan, James Grant Goldin, Douglas Cohen, Louis Tarantino
- Producers:
- Ryan T. Hurst, Daniel Snyder, Sam Dolan
- Narrated By:
- Bryan Cranston
- Writers:
- Gabriel Rotello, Sam Dolan, James Grant Goldin, Thomas Quinn, Dan Snyder, Douglas Cohen
- Studio:
- History
- Genres:
- TV Children & Family, TV Documentaries
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/06/2014
- Run Time:
- 450 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Plus Over 30 Minutes of Bonus Footage Never Before Seen on TV
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. The Superpower of Salt
2. Horse Power Revolution
3. Gold Fever
4. Below Zero
5. Megastructures
6. Defeating Gravity
7. World of Weapons - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
8. Brain Boost
9. Mountain Machines
10. Pocket Time Machine
11. Deadly Meteors
12. Decoded
13. Rise of the Carnivores
14. The Sun - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
15. Silver Supernova
16. H20
17. The Big History of Everything
- Special Features
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Reviews (1) of Big History: Series
hyper - Big History: Series review by jw
My personal opinion? I couldn't enjoy what could have been fascinating. I'm fed up of flashing CGI and over dramatisation, huge sounds and repetitive dialogue. I just wanted the history really. I think I'd rather read a book.
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