History
Civilisation
An extraordinary cultural tour through the centuries. Kenneth Clark's landmark 1969 series, offering his personal perspective on the history of western art and philosophy.
1. The Skin of Our Teeth (50 mins)
- Britain's Pompeii: A Village Lost in TimeAlice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Fens.59 mins
- Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan DoyleThe ultimate power struggle. The famed super-sleuth and the writer who came to resent him
- The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made BritainIn 1714, Britain shipped in a ready-made royal family from the German state of Hanover.
- The Latest Secrets of HieroglyphsCracking the code. A new generation of Egyptologists reanimate an entire civilisation59 mins
- Archaeology: A Secret HistoryRichard Miles explores how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth.
- Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery QueenA life as dramatic as her work. The secret factors that shaped her dark imagination
- Genius of the Ancient WorldBettany Hughes travels to India to investigate the revolutionary ideas of the Buddha.
- Treasures of Ancient GreeceAlastair Sooke explores the surprising roots of Greek art, beginning his journey in Crete.
- Mysteries of the Bayeux TapestryExperts from archaeologists to astrophysicists offer new insights on the Bayeux Tapestry.59 mins
- Treasures of Ancient EgyptAlastair Sooke crosses the Sahara and travels the Nile to find Egypt's earliest art.
- CivilisationsSimon Schama looks at the pivotal role art has played in the forging of humanity itself.
- Simon Schama's History of NowA lifetime in art – and the enduring power of culture in shaping the defining issues
