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Jonathan Miller's "Brief History of Disbelief"

The Final Hour Part III
Broadcast BBC Two Monday 14 November 2005
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.

07/06/06 Runtime 60 Minutes

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