Genius of the Ancient World (2015)
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 60m.
- Status: Ended
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- Languages: en
- Country: China, Greece, India
- Director: Rob Cowling
- Stars: Bettany Hughes
- Production_studio: BBC, BBC Open University Production Centre, BBC Religion & Ethics Production Salford
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 3
- First air date: 2015-08-05
- Last air date: 2015-08-19
- providers: Spectrum On Demand
- The Genius of the Ancient World is featured in the top rankings of 2015
- #84 in Top Documentary Series of 2015
Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy - Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.