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Civilisation

1 season · 1969 · Ended

★★★★★4.1

Documentary

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.

Episodes

All seasons

The Skin of Our Teeth

S01 · E01 The Skin of Our TeethFebruary 23, 1969

The Great Thaw

S01 · E02 The Great ThawMarch 2, 1969

Romance and Reality

S01 · E03 Romance and RealityMarch 9, 1969

Man: The Measure of all Things

S01 · E04 Man: The Measure of all ThingsMarch 16, 1969

The Hero as Artist

S01 · E05 The Hero as ArtistMarch 23, 1969

Protest and Communication

S01 · E06 Protest and CommunicationMarch 30, 1969

Grandeur and Obedience

S01 · E07 Grandeur and ObedienceApril 6, 1969

The Light of Experience

S01 · E08 The Light of ExperienceApril 13, 1969

The Pursuit of Happiness

S01 · E09 The Pursuit of HappinessApril 20, 1969

The Smile of Reason

S01 · E10 The Smile of ReasonApril 27, 1969

The Worship of Nature

S01 · E11 The Worship of NatureMay 4, 1969

The Fallacies of Hope

S01 · E12 The Fallacies of HopeMay 11, 1969

Heroic Materialism

S01 · E13 Heroic MaterialismMay 18, 1969

Cast

Kenneth ClarkHimself - Host