Civilisation - Season 1 Episode 13 Heroic Materialism

Name: Civilisation
Genre: Documentary
Released: 18 May 1969
Rating: 8.23
Cast: Kenneth Clark

1969-05-18 United Kingdom 50 minutes.

8.23 22 votes

Documentary cultural

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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Feb 23, 1969

1 - 1

The Skin of Our Teeth Feb 23, 1969
1 - 2

The Great Thaw Mar 02, 1969
1 - 3

Romance and Reality Mar 09, 1969
1 - 4

Man: The Measure of all Things Mar 16, 1969
1 - 5

The Hero as Artist Mar 23, 1969
1 - 6

Protest and Communication Mar 30, 1969
1 - 7

Grandeur and Obedience Apr 06, 1969
1 - 8

The Light of Experience Apr 13, 1969
1 - 9

The Pursuit of Happiness Apr 20, 1969
1 - 10

The Smile of Reason Apr 27, 1969
1 - 11

The Worship of Nature May 04, 1969
1 - 12

The Fallacies of Hope May 11, 1969
1 - 13

Heroic Materialism May 18, 1969

0 Season 0 Dec 01, 2004

0 - 1

Sir David Attenborough Remembers the Making of Civilisation Dec 01, 2004

Overview

Clark concludes the series with his discussion of materialism and humanitarianism of the past century. This takes us from the industrial landscape of nineteenth century England to the skyscrapers of twentieth century New York. The achievements of the engineers and scientists - such as Brunel and Rutherford - having been matched by the great reformers like Wilberforce and Shaftsbury.

Year 1969

Studio BBC Two

Director Kenneth Clark

Crew Kenneth Clark (Writer), A.A. Englander (Cinematography), Edwin Astley (Original Music Composer), Allan Tyrer (Editor), Peter Montagnon (Producer), Michael Gill (Producer)

Popularity 1.5392

Language English