Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)Last updated: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 15:00
The stories of six iconic inventions that we now take for granted but which reshaped human history.
Show Details:
Start date: Apr 2019
End date: May 2019
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): PBS (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 6 eps
Genre(s): Historical, Miscellaneous
End date: May 2019
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): PBS (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 6 eps
Genre(s): Historical, Miscellaneous
Credits:
- Patrick Stewart, narrator
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 17 Apr 19 | The Telescope |
| 2. | 1-2 | 24 Apr 19 | The Airplane |
| 3. | 1-3 | 01 May 19 | The Robot |
| 4. | 1-4 | 08 May 19 | The Car |
| 5. | 1-5 | 15 May 19 | The Rocket |
| 6. | 1-6 | 22 May 19 | The Smartphone |