Basic Info

First Air: February 23, 1969

Rating: ⭐ 8.2/10 (19 votes)

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 13

Last Episode

Name: Heroic Materialism

Season: 1, Episode: 13

Air Date: 1969-05-18

Runtime: 50 min

Clark concludes the series with his discussion of materialism and humanitarianism of the past century. This takes us from the industrial landscape of nineteenth century England to the skyscrapers of twentieth century New York. The achievements of the engineers and scientists - such as Brunel and Rutherford - having been matched by the great reformers like Wilberforce and Shaftsbury.

Videos

Kenneth Clark's Civilisation

Civilisation

1969 ⭐ 8.2/10 19 votes

Overview

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.