Civilisation (1969)

Sir Kenneth Clark 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.

Civilisation

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Sir david attenborough remembers the making of civilisation

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The skin of our teeth

  • 1x2

    The great thaw

  • 1x3

    Romance and reality

  • 1x4

    Man: the measure of all things

  • 1x5

    The hero as artist

  • 1x6

    Protest and communication

  • 1x7

    Grandeur and obedience

  • 1x8

    The light of experience

  • 1x9

    The pursuit of happiness

  • 1x10

    The smile of reason

  • 1x11

    The worship of nature

  • 1x12

    The fallacies of hope

  • 1x13

    Heroic materialism

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