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Civilisation

1969 – 1969 · BBC Two
1 seasons · 13 episodes
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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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Kenneth Clark
Himself - Host
Ian Richardson
Hamlet
Ronald Lacey
Gravedigger
Patrick Stewart
Horatio
William Devlin
King Lear
Eric Porter
Macbeth (voice)
Cecil Day-Lewis
Poetry reader (voice)
Created by Kenneth Clark

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Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First aired
Feb 23, 1969
Original language
EN
Production
BBC
Country
GB

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