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The Civilisations Podcast

The podcast companion to the series exploring thousands of years of visual culture.

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Episode 10: David Olusoga

Episode 10: David Olusoga

David Olusoga talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations. They discuss his two episodes, First Contact and The... Read more

3 May 2018

30mins

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Episode 9: Simon Schama

Episode 9: Simon Schama

Simon Schama talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations. They discuss the highs and lows of filming such an am... Read more

26 Apr 2018

27mins

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Episode 8: Matika Wilbur, Chip Colwell and Ernest House Jr.

Episode 8: Matika Wilbur, Chip Colwell and Ernest House Jr.

In the 8th programme in the Civilisations TV series, David Olusoga looks at how artists reacted to the colonialism of th... Read more

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Episode 7: Colourful Stories

Episode 7: Colourful Stories

Unusual stories of the bizarre and gruesome things that have been used as paint pigments from Kassia St Clair, author of... Read more

12 Apr 2018

23mins

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Episode 6: How Civilisations Collapse and Understanding the Aztecs

Episode 6: How Civilisations Collapse and Understanding the Aztecs

Contrary to myth and misconception, the Aztecs were not a bloodthirsty, inhumane, deeply patriarchal and authoritarian s... Read more

5 Apr 2018

32mins

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Episode 5: Caravaggio

Episode 5: Caravaggio

Viv Jones delves into the BBC archives to find out how Caravaggio’s tempestuous life - of brawls, duels, and prison esca... Read more

29 Mar 2018

20mins

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Episode 4: Mary Beard, and Brian Dillon on Ruin Lust

Episode 4: Mary Beard, and Brian Dillon on Ruin Lust

Mary Beard reveals the thinking behind The Eye of Faith, the fourth programme in the Civilisations series. Depicting the... Read more

22 Mar 2018

24mins

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Episode 3: Ansel Adams and Escapist Prison Landscapes

Episode 3: Ansel Adams and Escapist Prison Landscapes

Stories of two American photographers. A few years ago, Alyse Emdur found a Polaroid of her family posed in front of a p... Read more

15 Mar 2018

24mins

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Episode 2: Mary Beard, David Attenborough and Janina Ramirez

Episode 2: Mary Beard, David Attenborough and Janina Ramirez

Mary Beard talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations. Plus, David Attenborough's speech from the Civilisation... Read more

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Episode 1: Saving Mummies Under Sniper Fire and Ice Age Art

Episode 1: Saving Mummies Under Sniper Fire and Ice Age Art

Viv Jones hears how archaeologist Monica Hanna rescued mummies under sniper fire in Egypt, and visits the British Museum... Read more

1 Mar 2018

28mins

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