The Elon Musk Show

BBC2, 9pm

He has become one of the richest men on the planet, and is set on changing the course of history and human civilisation, from his Tesla cars to his ambitious plans for space exploration. But Elon Musk (far right with his Space X co-founder Thomas Mueller) has also courted controversy with outrageous public statements, a defiant political stance and a battle to buy out Twitter for billions of dollars.

Now this three-part documentary from the makers of The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty examines the extraordinary story of an entrepreneur and innovator, who even his detractors will admit is one of the most influential figures of our age.

The opening episode looks back to Silicon Valley in the 1990s, when the young Musk arrived from South Africa and went from being virtually penniless to a millionaire in only a few years.

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