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Season 1 – Big History

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When producers came up with the title "Big History" for this documentary series, they weren't thinking big, they were thinking really big. It presents a grand theory, postulating that every event throughout history is connected. Each episode begins with a traditional historic topic -- like the American Revolution -- before weaving together insights and evidence from other fields, including astronomy, chemistry and economics. In the end, the show puts together the puzzle pieces from 16 half-hour episodes and, in a two-hour finale, creates one grand narrative that reveals the unifying link among all events. Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston serves as narrator to -- as he puts it -- "be the voice of 13.7 billion years of history."
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Bryan Cranston

Narrator

Douglas Cohen

Executive Producer

Louis Tarantino

Executive Producer

Paul Cabana

Executive Producer

Kristen Burns

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 2, 2013 The Superpower of Salt Discover how salt underpins our civilization, launched wars, built monuments and sparked revolutions. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 2, 2013 Horse Power Revolution Discover how the horse has become both man's best friend, and a revolutionary animal. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 9, 2013 Gold Fever Discover why mankind is crazy about gold and the science behind our favorite metal. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 9, 2013 Below Zero Discover how cold weather has affected life throughout history and controls the fate of our species. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 16, 2013 Megastructures Discover how biology and human emotions affect our desire to build gigantic structures. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 16, 2013 Defeating Gravity Discover what makes planet Earth the perfect planet for flight. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 23, 2013 World of Weapons Discover the evolution of weaponry and how bat poop and ancient trees shaped the history of weapons. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 23, 2013 Brain Boost Discover caffeine, a plant poison that became our drug of choice and stimulated revolutions. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 30, 2013 Mountain Machines Discover how mountains make civilization possible despite their extreme environments. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 30, 2013 Pocket Time Machine How cell phones link to the big bang,the human memory and the Titanic disaster. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 7, 2013 Decoded Questioning the possibility that the entire universe is built off binary code. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 7, 2013 Deadly Meteors Discovering the impact that space has had on our planet and how quickly they could snuff it all out in a fiery burst of destruction. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 14, 2013 Rise of the Carnivores The human need for beef has driven history, trace beef back to a single prehistoric herd. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 14, 2013 The Sun The unseen ways in which the sun impacts human lives and controls reality. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 21, 2013 H2O Discover how the science behind water is the driving force of history. Details Episode 16 Aired Dec 21, 2013 Silver Supernova How silver saved democracy, produced the dollar and connected the world. Details Episode 17 Aired Dec 28, 2013 The Big History of Everything This 2-hour special crisscrosses billions of years of time and space to show how everyone, and everything, is linked in one universal story. It weaves together science and history. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Douglas Cohen, Louis Tarantino, Paul Cabana, Kristen Burns
Network
H2C
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
History, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 2, 2013