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Genius of the Modern World

Episode 1: Marx

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world. Drawing on expert opinion and new evidence, she looks at Karl Marx and his groundbreaking ideas. Show more

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