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How We Got To Now

How We Got To Now

Description: How We Got to Now is a British-American factual television series that was broadcast on PBS in 2014 and BBC Two in 2015. The series was commissioned by the BBC in the United Kingdom and made by Nutopia, a British-American production company in the United States. Wikipedia
Genre: Factual television
Year Released: 2014
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: October 15, 2014
Presented By: Steven Johnson
Cast: Steven Johnson
Genres: Factual television, Historical Documentary
Networks: PBS, BBC One
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