Civilisation (television series)
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Civilisation (full title, Civilisation: A Personal View) was a popular TV series outlining the history of Western society produced by the BBC and aired in 1969 on BBC Two. Kenneth Clark wrote and presented the series and also wrote the book Civilisation: A Personal View published in 1970.
This was one of the first UK documentary series in colour, and one of BBC2's first major productions, at the time of David Attenborough's controllership. The series' groundbreaking format, in which Clark travelled around the world to illustrate his thesis, became a template for such later programs as The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski, Life on Earth and sequels by David Attenborough, and Cosmos by Carl Sagan.
The series was replayed on BBC Four and released on DVD in 2005.
External Links
- BFI Screenonline Civilisation series (http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/549750/index.html)Template:BBC-stub