Andrew Marr's History of the World | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Written by | Andrew Marr |
Directed by | Neil Rawles (1,2) Renny Bartlett (3,4,5) Mark Radice (4) Robin Dashwood (6,7) Guy Smith (8) |
Presented by | Andrew Marr |
Composers | Robert and Peter Hartshorne |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Chris Granlund |
Producers | Kathryn Taylor (series) Neil Rawles (1,2) Renny Bartlett (3,4,5) Mark Radice (4) Robin Dashwood (6,7) Guy Smith (8) |
Production company | BBC/Discovery Channel/Open University Co-Production |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 23 September 11 November 2012 | –
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Andrew Marr's History of the World is a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers 70,000 years of world history from before the beginning of human civilisation, as African nomadic peoples spread out around the world and settled down to become the first farmers, up to the twentieth century, in June of 1998.[1]
The series is noted for its elaborate, Hollywood-like recreations of many of the people and events on which Marr frames his story. Great care was taken in accurate costumes and the use of the original language of those portrayed. To this are added elaborate digital effects, such as a recreation of the Palace of Knossos or the diversionary channels dug to control flooding of the Yellow River.