History of the World in 2 Hours

Great documentary.

As the title suggests, a history of the world in 2 hours (though, once you remove the ads it is more like 1.5 hours...). From the Big Bang nearly 14 billion years ago to the present time we see how first the universe was formed, then our galaxy, then the earth. From that we see how life began and evolved and how the planet changed.

Very informative, yet succinct. Covers the important moments in the 14-billion year history of Earth with just enough detail to make you understand, and less than the amount required to make you confused.

On the negative side, the narration does seem rather overly dramatic at times and some of the experts interviewed unnecessary or verbose. It does diminish the credibility of the documentary, making it seem like an action-drama. A bit more gravitas was needed.

In the start, the narrator comments that todays cars use fuel tapping into the 'big bang' creation. When the truth uis that Oil comes from the decay of living organisms which came much later.

This is a great documentary showing the history of plant earth and human history, from the creation of our planet to the rise of mankind. Although a two hour documentary could not possibly show every detail of our history it does a very good job in illustrating the evolution of earth and humanity.

I would highly recommend this documentary to anyone interested in the facts of science and what we know about the path we have taken to get to the point we are now. It includes the creation of our planet, the rise of life and the human race as well as the onset of religion, agriculture and the modern civilization.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this documentary. It is my opinion that the dialogue or script narrated is easy to understand that it doesn't require a professional degree, which makes it enjoyable for all young and old to watch and enjoy. I recommend it to all those who are interested in Earth history and science in general. I give credit to its creators who were able to cram 14 Billion years of history of the Cosmos and our Earth into a two hour presentation. The explanation of the Big Bang by Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko is succinct and easy to understand, as well what follows, with formation of the basic elements, and their evolution into heaver elements required as the building blocks of life billions of years later. In closing, I again recommend this presentation.

It's not perfect.

Whatever can be told in 2 hours, they told us, it's not bad, but it's not good either.