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Civilisation
Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy.
13 episodes available
History
13. Heroic Materialism
Kenneth Clark considers heroic materialism and
humanitarianism in the past 100 years.
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Kenneth Clark considers heroic materialism and humanitarianism in the past 100 years.
51 mins
Available for over a year
History
12. The Fallacies of Hope
Kenneth Clark traces the
progressive disillusionment of Romantic movement artists.
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Kenneth Clark traces the progressive disillusionment of Romantic movement artists.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
11. The Worship of Nature
Kenneth Clark examines the
belief in the divinity of nature.
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Kenneth Clark examines the belief in the divinity of nature.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
10. The Smile of Reason
A look at the beginnings of revolutionary politics in the
18th Century.
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A look at the beginnings of revolutionary politics in the 18th Century.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
9. The Pursuit of Happiness
Kenneth Clark looks at the
influence of 18th Century music on rococo architecture.
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Kenneth Clark looks at the influence of 18th Century music on rococo architecture.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
8. The Light of Experience
Kenneth Clark looks at the
Holland of Rembrandt and the London of Purcell and Wren.
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Kenneth Clark looks at the Holland of Rembrandt and the London of Purcell and Wren.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
7. Grandeur and Obedience
Sir Kenneth Clark visits Rome
where he examines the Catholic world in the 16th Century.
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Sir Kenneth Clark visits Rome where he examines the Catholic world in the 16th Century.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
6. Protest and Communication
Lord Clark looks at the
upheavals of the Reformation.
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Lord Clark looks at the upheavals of the Reformation.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
5. The Hero as Artist
Kenneth Clark looks at artists Michelangelo, Raphael and
Leonardo da Vinci.
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Kenneth Clark looks at artists Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
4. Man - The Measure of all Things
Kenneth Clark continues his
reflections on civilisation with a look at Renaissance man.
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Kenneth Clark continues his reflections on civilisation with a look at Renaissance man.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
3. Romance and Reality
Kenneth Clark travels to France and Italy to capture the
spirit of the later Middle Ages.
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Kenneth Clark travels to France and Italy to capture the spirit of the later Middle Ages.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
2. The Great Thaw
Kenneth Clark looks at the reawakening of European
civilisation in the 12th Century.
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Kenneth Clark looks at the reawakening of European civilisation in the 12th Century.
50 mins
Available for over a year
History
Full series. Sir Kenneth Clarke's celebrated
landmark series
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Exploring the history of
Western civilisation through art, ideas, music and philosophy.
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Exploring the history of Western civilisation through art, ideas, music and philosophy.
50 mins
Available for over a year
