Genius of the Ancient World

Series · 2015 TMDB 6.7 14 votes

Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy - Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.

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BBC BBC Open University Production Centre BBC Religion & Ethics Production Salford

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Bettany HughesSelf - Presenter

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Premiere date 2015-08-05

Countries United Kingdom · China · Greece · India

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