Ivan Probert

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Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy: The Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.
All three philosophers lived between the 6th and 5th century BC, during a period of unprecedented intellectual development: those 100 years changed the way we see ourselves forever.
These trailblazers embodied a shift from a reliance on the supernatural to explain humankind’s place in the cosmos, to one where rational thought offered new, exciting possibilities.

DETAILS

Schedule27th October 2014 - 10th July 2015

First TxEp1 The Buddha 9pm, Wednesday 5th August 2015Ep2 Socrates 9pm, Wednesday 12th August 2015Ep3 Confucius 9pm, Wednesday 19th August 2015
Duration3 x 59 mins
Producer / DirectorRob Cowling
Audience:Ep1 460,200 (2.1% share)Ep2 437,700 (2% share)Ep3 474,000 (2.1% share)

CREDITS

Presented byBettany Hughes
Academic Consultant for The Open UniversityDr Carolyn Price
Location ManagerMaria Powell
Online EditorSiôn Roberts
ColouristTrevor Brown
Dubbing MixerRichard LeeDan Piggot
Music Composed ByPaul Honey
Production ExecutiveSue Pitt
Production ManagerMark O’Brien
Production AssistantLaura Aitken-Burt
Production Co-OrdinatorAndrew Snowdon
Assistant ProducerNick Holden-Sim
Camera Tim Knight
EditorIvan Probert
Commissioning EditorAaqil Ahmed
Executive ProducerMike Smith

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