| Actor |
Crew |
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James Burke
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Himself - Presenter
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| Mandy Maxwell |
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| Alan Gibbs |
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| Sarah Davies |
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| Mark Losley |
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| Richard Herriot |
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| Director |
Mike Slee;
Michael Slee
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| Producer |
Richard Sattin |
| Writer |
James Burke |
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| Plot |
| ReviewThis thought-provoking series will be an asset to science and philosophy classes and collections. --Booklist The favorite of students and educators everywhere, James Burke the "scientific detective" is back tracking the fascinating links between technological invention, social history, economics, and, well, everything."Life is a giant 3-dimensional globe made up of millions of threads that cross and recross each other," says Burke as he traces the lines that lead from a French loom to IBM, from a kink in a water pipe to a carburetor."He makes two dozen international stops by way of explaining how the steam pump led to carbon paper, to the entire Industrial revolution and the moon landing, with drill bits, X-rays and genetic engineering along the way." says New York Newsday. "In one half-hour! Your head spins, but its the same as splendid champagne. TV is rarely this tasty or this smart, and hardly ever both in such a whiz-bang package."EpisodesRevolutionsSentimental JourneysGetting It TogetherWhodunit?Something for NothingEchoes of the PastPhoto FinishSeparate WaysHigh TimesDéjà VuNew HarmonyHot PickleThe Big SpinBright IdeasMaking WavesRoutesOne WordSign HereBetter Than the Real ThingFlexible Response |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Documentary; Television |
| Studio |
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The Principal Film Company, UK |
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Discovery Productions |
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The Learning Channel |
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| Series |
Connections |
| Movie Release Date |
1994 |
| Country |
 UK
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
NR |
| Running Time |
440 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Episodes
& Features |
| Episode 1 |
Revolutions
Discover how the steam engine led to safety matches, imitation diamonds and the moon in a wild ride.
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| Episode 2 |
Sentimental Journeys
What has Freud got to do with maps? Or prison reform with blue dye? Or the inside of a star with the Himalayas? India reveals the answers.
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| Episode 3 |
Getting It Together
Start by examining a SWAT team, which leads to hot air ballooning, the root of many inventions.
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| Episode 4 |
Whodunit?
Who stole a set of billiard balls in 1902 and why was he the most famous crook in history? The clues: maps from 1775, Charles Darwin's cousin and the FBI.
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| Episode 5 |
Something for Nothing
Something impossible happened 400 years ago. And we wound up in outer space, thanks (en route) to pigeon lovers, the Pope, and electric Italian frogs.
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| Episode 6 |
Echoes of the Past
On his way to finding the secret of the universe, Burke takes us to the Buddhist tea ceremony, ties it to international spies and Lincoln's assassination.
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| Episode 7 |
Photo Finish
The Le Mans 24-hour race is the backdrop for linking photography and bullets, relativity and blimps.
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| Episode 8 |
Separate Ways
Two trails split over slavery in the 18th Century. One route leads to the Wild West and Brooklyn Bridge, the other coining money and TV. Both end with a threat to peace.
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| Episode 9 |
High Times
Unwrap a sandwich and you're on a path to World War II radar and Neo-Impressionist painters.
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| Episode 10 |
Deja Vu
History repeats itself, when you know how to look. Pizzaro beats the Incas, the first stock market opens. The Queen of England salutes a Mexican beetle and Hitler's plans misfire.
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| Episode 11 |
New Harmony
Microscopic bugs inspired the novel "Frankenstein" which aided the birth of Socialism.
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| Episode 12 |
Hot Pickle
The connections between a cup of tea, opium dens, the London Zoo and a switch that releases bombs.
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| Episode 13 |
The Big Spin
The greatest medical accident in history starts a trail that leads to Helen of Troy, 17th Century flower-power, the invention of soda pop and earthquake detection.
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| Episode 14 |
Bright Ideas
A Baltimore man invented the bottle, which led to razors and clock springs, and the Hubble telescope.
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| Episode 15 |
Making Waves
Hairdressers, Gold Rush miners, Irish potato farmers and English parliamentarians are really tied together.
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| Episode 16 |
Routes
A sick lawyer in 18th Century France changes farming and triggers the French Revolution and new medical research.
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| Episode 17 |
One Word
One medieval word kicks off the investigation into different cultures with the same stories that ends in cultural anthropology.
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| Episode 18 |
Sign Here
Dutch piracy starts international law and French probability math, phonetics and Victorian séances.
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| Episode 19 |
Better Than the Real Thing
How the zipper started with technology Jefferson picked up in Paris during a row about Creation.
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| Episode 20 |
Flexible Response
Robin Hood starts us on a trail from medieval showbiz to land drainage, to the invention of decimals that end up in U.S. currency, thanks to the guy who started the Erie Canal.
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Features |
Closed Captioned
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| Edition Details |
| Edition |
Set |
| Region |
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1 |
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| Screen Ratio |
 1.33 |
| Format |
DVD |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| Barcode |
739815002519 |
| Release Date |
9/2/2003 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Jewel Case |
| Audio Tracks |
English |
| No. of Discs/Tapes |
5 |
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| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
1242 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
12/27/2010 |
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