Civilisation

1969 TV-G 50m 8.7

Sir Kenneth Clarke guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions in some of...

Sir Kenneth Clarke guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions in some of man's finest works of art.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 The Skin of Our Teeth

1. The Skin of Our Teeth

Aired: Feb 23, 1969

Two Dawns of European Civilization expounded from the Classical Greco-Roman W...

Episode 2 The Great Thaw

2. The Great Thaw

Aired: Mar 2, 1969

The Glorious Century (Late 11th to Early 13th Century)

Episode 5 The Hero as Artist

5. The Hero as Artist

Aired: Mar 23, 1969

Presentation of works by Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci.

Episode 13 Heroic Materialism

13. Heroic Materialism

Aired: May 18, 1969

The Age of Materialism and its Age of Inhumanity of Colonial Slavery and Indu...

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Network: BBC Two

Genres: War, Documentary, Music, History