Each of its episodes looks at a thinker who, in presenter Bettany Hughes’s words, “dragged the world as we know it, kicking and screaming into being”, beginning with Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalism before moving on to Nietzsche’s findings on morality and finally the psychoanalytic work of Sigmund Freud. Sprawling, multistranded docu-series are what BBC4 was made for and this three-parter is a fine case in point. (Don’t worry, Gilmore Girl superfans, she’s returning for the revival.) Before they arrive you can catch up on the previous series, which features, among others, a pre-fame Melissa McCarthy. ![]() Over seven series, this sentimental teen drama attracted a cult audience for its rapid-fire dialogue and weighty issues, so much so that Netflix have decided to revive the series for four seasonally themed films, the first of which is expected later this year.
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