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Genius of the Ancient World

Episode 2: Socrates

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

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Bettany Hughes investigates three giants of ancient philosophy. In the second episode she is in Greece, on the trail of the hugely influential maverick thinker Socrates. Show more

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