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Civilisations

Name: Civilisations
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-04-17
Rating: 6.6

★ 6,6 /10 (19 Votes)

2018 EN 1 Seasons

Overview

The story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day—for the first time on a global scale. Inspired by Civilisation, Kenneth Clark’s acclaimed landmark 1969 series about Western art, this series broadens the canvas to reveal the role art and the creative imagination have played across multiple cultures and civilizations.

Stream

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First air date

17/04/2018

Votes

Popularity

4.5

Genres

Documentary

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Networks

BBC Two

Language

Last air date

2018-07-03

Episodes

Episode runtime

60 min

Website

www.bbc.co.uk

Series 1

9 episodes • 2018 • ⭐ 3,3

Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. Civilizations reveals the role art and crea…

Liev Schreiber

Narrator

Simon Schama

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Jamal J. Elias

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My goodness, what an absurd attempt at a documentary. Tedious and full of factual errors. I can't believe I actually used to respect Simon Schama. Bizarre that he participated in this ridiculous nonsense for the BBC. Alas, yet another person who has bent the knee. If anyone would like to watch a much superior documentary about art and it's effects on the Western world I recommend the original version of this series, Civilisation (1969). It's hosted by Kenneth Clark, a gentleman who would be aghast at seeing what the BBC has turned into.

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