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Socrates
Episode 2 of 3
Historian Bettany Hughes is in Greece, on the trail of the hugely influential maverick thinker Socrates, who was executed for his beliefs.
Last on
Mon 22 Sep 2025
00:30
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Bettany Hughes |
| Series Producer | Rob Cowling |
| Executive Producer | Mike Smith |
Broadcasts
- Wed 12 Aug 2015 21:00
- Thu 13 Aug 2015 03:00
- Wed 1 Feb 2017 22:00
- Wed 25 Oct 2017 22:00
- Thu 23 Aug 2018 01:00
- Thu 25 Apr 2019 01:00
- Tue 10 Sep 2019 00:00
- Wed 4 Mar 2020 02:00
Mon 29 Jun 2020 17:00Red Button One- Tue 30 Jun 2020 16:00Red Button One
- Wed 1 Jul 2020 15:00Red Button One
- Wed 1 Jul 2020 20:00
- Thu 2 Jul 2020 02:30
- Thu 2 Jul 2020 18:00Red Button One
- Fri 3 Jul 2020 17:00Red Button One
Sat 8 May 2021 09:00麻豆社 Two except Scotland- Sat 23 Jul 2022 19:00
- Sun 24 Jul 2022 01:30
- Mon 16 Sep 2024 23:00
- Mon 22 Sep 2025 00:30
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