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
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30mins
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
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27mins
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
19 Apr 2018
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33mins
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
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23mins
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
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32mins
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
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20mins
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
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24mins
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
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24mins
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
8 Mar 2018
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32mins
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
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28mins