Civilisation - 2. The Great Thaw

A true TV landmark. Dr Jacob Bronowski’s epic unravelling of the making of mankind

Wisdom through the ages. Bryan Magee unpacks the big ideas of history’s greatest thinkers

Simon Schama looks at the pivotal role art has played in the forging of humanity itself.

The secret of who we are. Simon Schama journeys through 5000 years of life in Britain

John Betjeman takes a journey from Marble Arch to Edgware. (1968)

Threads that bind. Art and culture define us - but in an age of change, who are we now?

John Betjeman visits various churches in the Diocese of Norwich.

Richard Miles traces the roots of civilisation in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.

Robert Hughes’ epic history of American art – and the nation it reflected

Andrew Graham-Dixon travels from Cordoba to Granada looking at Moorish art.

Life in Britain in the brutal world of the last ice age.

Margaret Drabble investigates the problems of town planning and traffic. (1969)