Civilizations [(DVD) videorecording] / a Nutopia production for BBC and PBS ; written & presented by Mary Beard (episodes 2, 3), David Olusoga (episodes 4, 8), Simon Schama (episodes 1, 5, 6, 7, 9) ; additional writing by Shaun Trevisick ; produced & directed by Ashley Gething, Matthew Hill, Ian Leese, Tim Niel ; series producers, Melanie Fall, Shaun Trevisick.
Edition
Widescreen.
Publication Info.
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2018]
[Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2018]
3 videodiscs (approximately 8 hr.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda
Description
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System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (16x9); stereo.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Performer
Narrator, Liev Schreiber.
Credits
Original music by Tandis Jenhudson.
Note
Title from container.
Audience
Rating: TVPG.
Summary
Inspired by Kenneth Clark's highly acclaimed mini-series "Civilisation", "Civilizations" surveys the history of art, from antiquity to the present, emphasizing the role art and the creative imagination have played in the creation of culture and civilization.
Contents
disc 1. The second moment of creation ; How do we look? ; God and art -- disc 2. Encounters ; Renaissances ; Paradise on earth -- Disc 3. Color and light ; The cult of progress ; What is art good for?