
Civilisation
TV-G1969–1969·Ended·1 Seasons·13 Episodes·50 min·BBC Two
Studio: BBC
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🇬🇧DOCUMENTARY
UK
English · Documentary
Overview
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.
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Keywords
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Seasons
Specials1 episodes2004
Season 113 episodes1969
1
The Skin of Our Teeth
1969-02-23
50m9.0es250325
2The Great Thaw
1969-03-02
50m9.0es250326
3Romance and Reality
1969-03-09
50m8.0es250327
4Man: The Measure of all Things
1969-03-16
50m8.5es250328
5The Hero as Artist
1969-03-23
50m8.3es250329
6Protest and Communication
1969-03-30
50m8.0es250330
7Grandeur and Obedience
1969-04-06
50m8.0es250331
8The Light of Experience
1969-04-13
50m8.0es250332
9The Pursuit of Happiness
1969-04-20
50m9.0es250333
10The Smile of Reason
1969-04-27
50m8.0es250334
11The Worship of Nature
1969-05-04
50m8.0es250335
12The Fallacies of Hope
1969-05-11
50m8.5es250336
13Heroic Materialism
1969-05-18
50m9.0es250337
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/5/2026