A fascinating documentary series that celebrates and explores great accomplishments through a unique lens: by instantly removing them and speculating on possible alternate realities. Famous and little-known stories come to life – and their importance explored - as they are peeled away and erased from our world’s timeline.
DirectorsSusan Schafer, Brian Rice
The World Without: Italy
Apr 19, 2019
Italy is a nation with an incredibly rich and influential history. Its impact on our modern world surrounds and fills our daily lives. From ancient thinkers and explorers, through the Renaissance to modern day innovations in science and technology, the famous boot-shaped country made our world a better place. To celebrate Italy's achievements, we're going to strip them away and explore the world left suffering unimaginably when it's greatest innovations and discoveries are erased.
The World Without: The UK
Apr 26, 2019
Throughout the ages, the United Kingdom has been a leading force for game changing contributions to the Global community. Once the largest empire in history, the UK has driven scientific, industrial, and cultural revolutions and been a powerhouse of game changing innovation and creativity. To celebrate Britain's most important accomplishments, we're going to imagine a world where we strip them all away, touching every aspect of modern life as we know it.
The World Without: China
May 3, 2019
From ancient innovations to cutting edge advances in science and technology, China is a global powerhouse. Its influence on the world is immeasurable.
The World Without: France
May 10, 2019
From iconic cultural contributions, to life-saving game-changers in science and medicine, France has been a major contributor in shaping our modern world. France gave us tools that allowed us to explore unimaginable places and helped perfect the finer things in life. We all owe France a toast to the wonderful world we live in. To celebrate these great contributions, we're going to run a thought experiment and strip them all away, leaving the world in crisis.
The World Without: Germany
May 17, 2019
Germany's history is full of incredible innovations, scientific and cultural advancements. From transportation to understanding the universe around us, German minds have shaped the world. To celebrate these great achievements, we're going to imagine a world where they are all erased from our modern lives, and simply stop working. The world will grind to a disastrous standstill as German innovations and game-changing advancements are wiped away.
The World Without: The USA
May 24, 2019
A world suddenly forced to live without the United States and its countless ground-breaking contributions would be a drastically different place. From the first flight to outer space and all the medical, technological and scientific advancements made along the way, our modern world is shaped by the USA. To celebrate and explore its contributions to the modern world we're stripping away key American innovations to see the impact when History is Erased.
The World Without: Japan
May 31, 2019
Japan's global influence has transformed modern life through medical, military, scientific, transportation and arts innovations. Japan played a crucial role in the global digital revolution pushing the boundaries in electronics, computing, robotics and popular culture. It's hard to imagine a world without Japan's influence, but we're going to do just that. Our experiment will strip away key Japanese innovations to appreciate the impact they have made on our lives.
The World Without: India
Jun 7, 2019
India, the cradle of civilization, has shaped the world we know today in countless ways. For millennia India has been the birthplace of innovation and life changing advancements in culture, science, math and technology. To celebrate the great achievements of India we're going to imagine a world where they are all stripped away. Not only will the world lose its flavour, it simply won't function.
Episode 9
Jun 14, 2019
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Episode 10
Jun 21, 2019
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