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Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal

Eugenics: Science's Greatest Scandal explores the history and modern versions of eugenics, the attempt to manipulate our genetic inheritance, to change human evolution and to breed a "better" human. The series will reveal the roots of eugenics in the liberal, progressive world of Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London which held great sway in Britain and America and shaped the way our societies were structured and organised to this day.

Show Info

Network: United Kingdom BBC Four (2019 - 2019)
Schedule: Thursdays at 21:00 (60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type: Documentary
Genres: NatureHistory
Episodes ordered: 2 episodes

Official site: www.bbc.co.uk

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Episode 2

Episode 1x02; Oct 10, 2019

Science journalist Angela Saini and disability rights activist Adam Pearson uncover the shocking story of eugenics, the controversial idea that the human race can be improved by selective breeding. It is commonly thought that eugenics disappeared aft

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x02: Episode 2Oct 10, 2019
1x01: Episode 1Oct 3, 2019
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Also known as:
  • You, Me and Eugenics
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