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Confucius

Episode 3 of 3

In the final episode, Bettany travels to China on the trail of Confucius, a great sage of Chinese history whose ideas have fundamentally shaped the country of his birth for around 2,500 years.

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59 minutes

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Wed 1 Oct 2025 02:00
BBC Four

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Credits

Presenter Bettany Hughes
Series Producer Rob Cowling
Executive Producer Mike Smith

Broadcasts

  • Wed 19 Aug 2015 21:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 20 Aug 2015 03:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 8 Feb 2017 22:35
    BBC Four
  • Thu 26 Oct 2017 22:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 30 Aug 2018 01:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 2 May 2019 03:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 17 Sep 2019 00:40
    BBC Four
  • Wed 11 Mar 2020 01:55
    BBC Four
  • Mon 6 Jul 2020 17:00
    Red Button One
  • Tue 7 Jul 2020 16:00
    Red Button One
  • Wed 8 Jul 2020 15:00
    Red Button One
  • Wed 8 Jul 2020 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 9 Jul 2020 02:25
    BBC Four
  • Thu 9 Jul 2020 18:00
    Red Button One
  • Fri 10 Jul 2020 17:00
    Red Button One
  • Sat 15 May 2021 09:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 13 Aug 2022 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 14 Aug 2022 01:55
    BBC Four
  • Mon 23 Sep 2024 23:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 30 Sep 2024 02:50
    BBC Four
  • Mon 29 Sep 2025 00:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 1 Oct 2025 02:00
    BBC Four

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