Civilisation episode 6 - Protest and Communication
Civilisation episode 6 - Protest and Communication

Civilisation episode 6 – Protest and Communication

Civilisation episode 6 - Protest and Communication: Kenneth Clark investigates the Protestant Reformation in northern Europe. He looks at Holbein, Thomas Moore, Erasmus, the printing press and Durer.     Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy.   Civilisation episode 6 - Protest and Communication   Albrecht Dürer sometimes spelt in English as Durer or Duerer, without umlaut, was a…

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The Ancient World episode 5 - The Spartans
The Ancient World episode 5 - The Spartans

The Ancient World episode 5 – The Spartans

The Ancient World episode 5 - The Spartans: Bettany Hughes chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilisations the world has ever seen, one founded on discipline, sacrifice and frugality where the onus was on the collective and the goal was to create the perfect state and the perfect warrior.     Hughes reveals the secrets and complexities of everyday Spartan life;…

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The Ancient World episode 3 - The Minoans
The Ancient World episode 3 - The Minoans

The Ancient World episode 3 – The Minoans

The Ancient World episode 3 - The Minoans: In this fascinating feature-length documentary historian Bettany Hughes continues her history of the Ancient World with a visit to Crete to recount one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made.     The story of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth is perhaps the most compelling of all Greek myths. Just over 100 years ago, English archaeologist Arthur Evans…

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Civilisation episode 8 - The Light of Experience
Civilisation episode 8 - The Light of Experience

Civilisation episode 8 – The Light of Experience

Civilisation episode 8 - The Light of Experience: Kenneth Clark's story takes him from the Holland of Rembrandt and Vermeer to the London of Wren, Purcell and the Royal Society.     Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy.   Civilisation episode 8 - The Light of Experience   Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch draughtsman, painter and…

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Civilisation episode 7 - Grandeur and Obedience
Civilisation episode 7 - Grandeur and Obedience

Civilisation episode 7 – Grandeur and Obedience

Civilisation episode 7 - Grandeur and Obedience: Sir Kenneth Clark presents one of the classic episodes of his history of the civilised culture of the western world. He examines the Catholic world in the 16th Century, especially the city of Rome which blossomed architecturally and sculpturally during the Counter Reformation under the hands of the baroque artist Bernini. This programme features the celebrated and stunning tracking…

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Civilisation episode 5 - The Hero as Artist
Civilisation episode 5 - The Hero as Artist

Civilisation episode 5 – The Hero as Artist

Civilisation episode 5 - The Hero as Artist: Kenneth Clark continues his personal reflections on civilisation with a look at Papal Rome in the early 16th Century.     Three great artists, Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci are the chief protagonists in Clark's 'Individuals of Genius' theme. It takes him through the gardens and courtyards of the Vatican to the rooms decorated for the Pope…

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Civilisation episode 4 - Man - The Measure of all Things
Civilisation episode 4 - Man - The Measure of all Things

Civilisation episode 4 – Man – The Measure of all Things

Civilisation episode 4 - Man - The Measure of all Things: Kenneth Clark continues his personal reflections on civilisation with a look at Renaissance man.     Clark visits Florence, where the resurrection of a classical past first gave a new impetus to European thought, and then journeys to the palaces of Urbino and Mantua, where the Renaissance manifested itself in glorious architecture. He talks of…

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Civilisation episode 3 - Romance and Reality
Civilisation episode 3 - Romance and Reality

Civilisation episode 3 – Romance and Reality

Civilisation episode 3 - Romance and Reality: Kenneth Clark journeys from the Loire through Tuscany and Umbria, to the cathedral at Pisa. He explores the aspirations of the later Middle Ages in France and Italy, looking at the work of Giotto and Dante among other artists.     Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy.   Civilisation episode 3 -…

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