Episodes (10)

The Trigger Effect
S01E01 · The Trigger Effect

Oct 17, 1978

One thing leads to another and our dependence on technology. A New York City Blackout serves as example.

Death in the Morning
S01E02 · Death in the Morning

Oct 24, 1978

Follow the connections from ancient Egyptian traders all the way up to modern radar and nuclear energy. You'll make stops along the way which include money, touch stones, sailing, vacuum pumps, weather charts, and hot air balloons.

Distant Voices
S01E03 · Distant Voices

Oct 31, 1978

follow the connections from the battle of Hastings in 1066, through the use of gunpowder, the invention of cannon, water pumps, barometers, the telephone, and radio telescopes.

Faith in Numbers
S01E04 · Faith in Numbers

Nov 07, 1978

Examines the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance from the perspective of how commercialism, climate change and the Black Death influenced cultural development.

The Wheel of Fortune
S01E05 · The Wheel of Fortune

Nov 14, 1978

The Wheel of Fortune, traces connections from astrological knowledge in ancient Greek manuscripts, to the modern production line.

Thunder in the Skies
S01E06 · Thunder in the Skies

Nov 21, 1978

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The Long Chain
S01E07 · The Long Chain

Nov 28, 1978

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Eat, Drink and Be Merry...
S01E08 · Eat, Drink and Be Merry...

Dec 05, 1978

Food preservation began with the storage of edibles in bottles and led to such 19th-century inventions as air conditioning, refrigeration and the thermos bottle. Also discusses the first hand-held guns and traces the development of rocketry in this century.

Countdown
S01E09 · Countdown

Dec 12, 1978

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Yesterday, Tomorrow and You
S01E10 · Yesterday, Tomorrow and You

Dec 19, 1978

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About

Connections Season 1 (1978) is released on Oct 17, 1978. Watch Connections online - the English Documentary TV series from United Kingdom. Connections is directed by Mick Jackson and created by James Burke with James Burke and Kenneth Kendall.

As know as:

Connections, James Burke's Connections, Connections(English), Connections(French)

Countries:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Production Companies:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Time Life Films

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