Dates That Made History

Historian Patrick Boucheron revisits the most important dates in history through the prisms of memory and collective imagination.

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Created By	Patrick Boucheron Denis van Waerebeke
Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Quand l'histoire fait dates
First Air Date	March 17, 2018
Last Air Date	December 14, 2025
Seasons	3
Episodes	45
Episode Runtime	27min
Language	French
Original Language	French
Production Countries	France, United States of America
Production Companies	Les Films d'Ici ARTE Histoire TV TV5 Monde
Networks	ARTE

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1816 - Frankenstein

Frankenstein's creature, born from Mary Shelley's imagination during the summer of 1816 on the shores of Lake Geneva, embodies our fear of uncontrolled scientific progress leading to the dehumanization of the world and of life. How can a founding myth of modernity remain relevant?

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