The BEST episodes directed by Karen Mcgann
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#1 - The Language of the Universe
The Story of Maths - Season 1 - Episode 1
In this opening programme Marcus du Sautoy looks at how important and fundamental mathematics is to our lives before looking at the mathematics of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece.
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#2 - The Frontiers of Space
The Story of Maths - Season 1 - Episode 3
How Europe took over as the world's mathematical powerhouse by the 17th century.
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#3 - The Genius of the East
The Story of Maths - Season 1 - Episode 2
A look at the rise of mathematics in the East, as the West entered the Dark Ages.
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#4 - To Infinity and Beyond
The Story of Maths - Season 1 - Episode 4
Marcus du Sautoy examines unsolved problems that confronted 20th-century mathematicians.
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#5 - The Necessary War
BBC Documentaries - Season 2014 - Episode 33
In a documentary to mark the 100-year anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, Sir Max Hastings argues that although the war was a great tragedy, it was far from being futile.