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Connections

Season 1 Episode 6: Thunder in the Skies

A dramatically colder climate gripped Europe during the 13th century profoundly affecting the course of history for the next seven centuries. The changes in energy usage transformed architecture and forced the creation of new power sources. The coming of the Industrial Revolution, spurred on by a...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Trigger Effect

1. The Trigger Effect

Aired: Oct 17, 1978

One thing leads to another and our dependence on technology. A New York City ...

Episode 2 Death in the Morning

2. Death in the Morning

Aired: Oct 24, 1978

Follow the connections from ancient Egyptian traders all the way up to modern...

Episode 3 Distant Voices

3. Distant Voices

Aired: Oct 30, 1978

follow the connections from the battle of Hastings in 1066, through the use o...

Episode 4 Faith in Numbers

4. Faith in Numbers

Aired: Nov 6, 1978

Examines the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance from the pers...

Episode 5 The Wheel of Fortune

5. The Wheel of Fortune

Aired: Nov 13, 1978

The Wheel of Fortune, traces connections from astrological knowledge in ancie...

Episode 6 Thunder in the Skies

6. Thunder in the Skies

Aired: Nov 20, 1978

A dramatically colder climate gripped Europe during the 13th century profound...

Episode 7 The Long Chain

7. The Long Chain

Aired: Nov 27, 1978

Often, materials discovered by accident alter the course of the world. In the...

Episode 9 Countdown

9. Countdown

Aired: Dec 11, 1978

What happens when you combine a carbon arc light, a billiard ball coating, a ...

Info about Connections

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Documentary, History