The Great Philosophers is a 1987 BBC television series presented by Bryan Magee.
In this series, Magee discussed the major historical figures of Western philosophy with fifteen contemporary philosophers.
Extensively revised versions of the dialogues of The Great Philosophers are available in a book of the same name.
[1] DVDs of, and streaming rights to, the series are sold to academic institutions[2] and episodes are available to stream to those with access to the Alexander Street academic database.
[4] The theme played over the opening credits comes from the third movement of Symphony No.