Uploaded November 2009 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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The Final Hour

The history of disbelief continues with the ideas of self-taught philosopher Thomas Paine, the revolutionary studies of geology and the evolutionary theories of Darwin. Jonathan Miller looks at the Freudian view that religion is a 'thought disorder'. He also examines his motivation behind making the series touching on the issues of death and the religious fanaticism of the 21st century.

Episode 3 (1-6) "The Final Hour"
Part 1 youtube.com/watch?v=GeHbP35gu5Y
Part 2 youtube.com/watch?v=BFOO7LgcZSg
Part 3 youtube.com/watch?v=6n4A_UPjZSw
Part 4 You Are Here
Part 5 youtube.com/watch?v=Kd8CcHx5F50
Part 6 youtube.com/watch?v=ciImsPFzgUk

Episode 1 (1-6) "Shadows of Doubt"
Part 1 youtube.com/watch?v=pGq7bzAzFoM
Part 2 youtube.com/watch?v=aN_Co_9QrnQ
Part 3 youtube.com/watch?v=P1CWQScFdas
Part 4 youtube.com/watch?v=Gj6UBylMG0A
Part 5 youtube.com/watch?v=9bMYiLjaZTY
Part 6 youtube.com/watch?v=H8tSNsQEL1A

Episode 2 (1-6) "Noughts and Crosses"
Part 1 youtube.com/watch?v=ygiMVm1kt28
Part 2 youtube.com/watch?v=AUGgK70T9X4
Part 3 youtube.com/watch?v=26LAZos0eUw
Part 4 youtube.com/watch?v=CWBBahIlC2k
Part 5 youtube.com/watch?v=C9Q70OU1WJk
Part 6 youtube.com/watch?v=MQOske6DqAg

BBC Four write-up
bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/atheism.shtml

IPF - A Brief History of Disbelief homepage
abriefhistoryofdisbelief.org