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A Pyrotechnic History of Humanity

Justin Rowlatt presents a four-part series looking at the energy revolutions that drove human history

Radio 4,4 episodes

Episodes

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Fire
How the mastery of fire and the energy it released gave our ancestors intelligence
28 mins30 Mar 2021
Agriculture
How farming laid the energy foundations for human civilisation
28 mins06 Apr 2021
Fossil Fuels
How the energy bonanza of coal, oil and gas has given us unprecedented affluence.
28 mins13 Apr 2021
The Future
How the rise of renewables could herald a surprisingly bright energy future.
28 mins20 Apr 2021