Civilisations (2018)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 9 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series looks at art and culture from around the world. Experts like Simon Schama and Mary Beard guide viewers through different historical periods and civilizations.

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What happens

Civilisations is a 2018 British art history television documentary series produced by the BBC in association with PBS as a follow-up to the original 1969 landmark series Civilisation by Kenneth Clark. Individual episodes are presented by Simon Schama, Mary Beard, and David Olusoga, with music composed by Tandis Jenhudson. The PBS release differs in several respects, including series narration by Liev Schreiber. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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