Civilisation
1969 · TV Series · 50 min
★ 6.9(23)unSUB Rating
Enjoy an extraordinary cultural tour through the centuries. Esteemed art historian Kenneth Clark's landmark series offers his personal perspective on the history of western art, architecture, and philosophy from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. Considered one of the greatest television programs ever, Clark covers the collapse of Rome, the rise of the Romantics, the Renaissance and much more.
Also known as Civilisation: A Personal View by Kenneth Clarke · Civilisation: A Personal View by Lord Clark · BBC Civilisation
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Streaming on BritBox and BBC Select.
12 hours to watch · 14 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-02-23
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 50 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.2/10 (23 votes)
Themes
- cultural
Awards & recognition
- Peabody Awards · 1970
Cast & crew
- KC
Kenneth Clark
as Himself - Host
Ian Richardson
as Hamlet
Ronald Lacey
as Gravedigger
Patrick Stewart
as Horatio
- WD
William Devlin
as King Lear
Eric Porter
as Macbeth (voice)
- CD
Cecil Day-Lewis
as Poetry reader (voice)
Directed by Michael Gill, Peter Montagnon, Ann Turner
Episodes1 season · 14 episodes
Specials1 episode
- S0E1Sir David Attenborough Remembers the Making of Civilisation50m
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1The Skin of Our Teeth50m
- S1E2The Great Thaw50m
- S1E3Romance and Reality50m
- S1E4Man: The Measure of all Things50m
- S1E5The Hero as Artist50m
- S1E6Protest and Communication50m
- S1E7Grandeur and Obedience50m
- S1E8The Light of Experience50m
- S1E9The Pursuit of Happiness50m
- S1E10The Smile of Reason50m
- S1E11The Worship of Nature50m
- S1E12The Fallacies of Hope50m
- S1E13Heroic Materialism50m