Civilisation

1. The Skin of Our Teeth

The first program in this 13-part documentary series covers the Dark Ages, fr...

2. The Great Thaw

The sudden re-awakening of European civilisation in the 12th century is trace...

3. Romance and Reality

Sir Kenneth Clark explores the aspirations and achievements of the gothic wor...

4. Man: The Measure of All Things

Kenneth Clarke visits the Italian palaces of Urbino and Mantua, which were ce...

5. The Hero as Artist

Kenneth Clarke visits Papal Rome to explore the work of 16th-century artists ...

7. Grandeur and Obedience

Kenneth Clarke discusses the glory of Rome during the Counter-Reformation.

8. The Light of Experience

Kenneth Clarke discusses the importance of light in 17th-century Dutch painti...

9. The Pursuit of Happiness

Kenneth Clarke looks at the rococo style in 18th-century music and architecture.

10. The Smile of Reason

Kenneth Clarke discusses the 18th-century Age of Reason.

11. The Worship of Nature

Kenneth Clarke discusses changing views of God and nature in the 18th century.

12. The Fallacies of Hope

Kenneth Clarke traces the disillusionment of the artists of the Romantic move...

13. Heroic Materialism

Kenneth Clarke shows how the heroic materialism of the past 100 years has bee...