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Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities

Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities

Description: Series in which Dr James Fox tells the story of three cities in three exceptional years - cities whose artists and thinkers, writers and musicians set the world on a new course.
Year Released: 2014
First episode air date: August 20, 2014
Network: BBC Four
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