Civilisation Series 1 Episodes Episode guide

Back up to: Civilisation

1. Heroic Materialism

   13/13 Kenneth Clark considers heroic materialism and humanitarianism in the past 100 years.
2. The Fallacies of Hope

   12/13 Kenneth Clark traces the progressive disillusionment of Romantic movement artists.
3. The Worship of Nature

   11/13 Kenneth Clark examines the belief in the divinity of nature.
4. The Smile of Reason

   10/13 A look at the beginnings of revolutionary politics in the 18th century.
5. The Pursuit of Happiness

   9/13 Kenneth Clark looks at the influence of 18th-century music on rococo architecture.
6. The Light of Experience

   8/13 Kenneth Clark looks at the Holland of Rembrandt and the London of Purcell and Wren.
7. Grandeur and Obedience

   7/13 Sir Kenneth Clark visits Rome where he examines the Catholic world in the 16th Century.
8. Protest and Communication

   6/13 Lord Clark looks at the upheavals of the Reformation.
9. The Hero as Artist

   5/13 Kenneth Clark looks at artists Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci.
10. Man: The Measure of All Things

    4/13 Kenneth Clark continues his reflections on civilisation with a look at Renaissance man.
11. Romance and Reality

    3/13 Kenneth Clark travels to France and Italy to capture the spirit of the later Middle Ages.
12. The Great Thaw

    2/13 Kenneth Clark looks at the reawakening of European civilisation in the 12th century.
13. The Skin of Our Teeth

    1/13 Kenneth Clark's classic 1969 series looks at how European art survived the Dark Ages.