How Art Made The World
8.7
1 season
6 episodes
Ended
Documentary
Plot Summary
Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world. It's an epic journey spanning five continents and a hundred thousand years of history.
First Aired:May 26, 2005
Last Aired:June 24, 2005
Episode Runtime:1h 0m
Networks:
BBC Two
Created By:
Nigel Spivey
Cast & Characters
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Seasons (1)
Season 1
6 episodes
Aired: 2005
Dr. Spivey takes viewers on a quest to comprehend mankind's unique capacity to understand and explain the world through artistic symbols. Speaking in colorful, non-technical language and aided by state-of-the-art computer graphics, Spivey explores the latest thinking by historians, neuroscientists and psychologists regarding the deep-seated and universal human desire to create art.