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Civilisations

7.3
1 season
9 episodes
Ended
Documentary

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:April 17, 2018
Last Aired:July 3, 2018
Episode Runtime:1h 0m
Networks:
BBC Two

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Seasons (1)

Series 1
3.0

Series 1

9 episodes

Aired: 2018

Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. Civilizations reveals the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduce viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity and illumination across cultures. Liev Schreiber narrates.

Production

Nutopia

BBC

PBS