Kenneth Clark's Series, Civilisation

For the past two weeks, I've watched the 1969 thirteen-part BBC series, "Civilisation" which was written and narrated by Kenneth Clark. This series --which focused on western art over the past thousand years -- was quite popular when it first appeared four decades ago. I greatly enjoyed it then, and I feel that it holds up pretty well now!

Comments

[Randy Bosch]

Great thing to do. Now, if you can find a source for Robert Hughe's PBS production called "Shock of the New" (excellent series with usual PBS book on modern art & architecture) - please let me know (I didn't acquire it when I should have).
It is outstanding.

[Roger von Oech]

I liked Robert Hughes. He was quite opinionated but he knew his stuff.

I'm looking for a series from the late 70s/early80s about religion called something like "The Big Search." Ring any bells for anyone?

[Barbara Winter]

Wow! I loved that series and even have the accompanying book, but am startled that it was that long ago. And I was there the first time around.

[Roger von Oech]

Hi Barbara: Yeah, I amazed me that it was four decades ago as well.

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Roger,
re: "The Big Search".
Try Amazon, VHS videos,
"The LONG Search" - might be your target.

[Wilmayxi042]

Civilisation could never be created today. In "The Skin of our Teeth" Clark says designs in celtic illuminated manuscripts are far more elaborate than those in Islamic art. Could you imagine the BBC allowing that kind of statement today? Moreover Clark casts the Christian church as a civilizing influence. I love this series because one could never hear such honest statements in our modern Politically Correct world.

[gemma]

great series)) I have also liked the series about the history of art))