The Story of 1
A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the decimal system created by Leibnitz.
Cast
Terry Jones
Él Mismo
Marcus du Sautoy
Él Mismo
Ahmed Boulane
Taverne Man (uncredited)
Fred Challa
Khalifa (uncredited)
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