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Title 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]
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 95th Street Adult DVD Nonfiction  700.9 CIV    AVAILABLE
 Naper Blvd. Adult DVD Nonfiction  700.9 CIV    AVAILABLE
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Description 3 videodiscs (approximately 8 hr.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda
Description digital rdatr
optical rdarm
stereo rdapc
widescreen
NTSC rdabs
video file rdaft
DVD video
region 1 rdare
Television program lcsh
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?
Subject Art -- History -- Videodiscs.
Arts -- History -- Videodiscs.
Civilization -- History -- Videodiscs.
Humanity in art -- History -- Videodiscs.
Imagination -- Videodiscs.
Genre Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-video discs.
Added Author Olusoga, David, on-screen presenter, screenwriter.
Schama, Simon, on-screen presenter, screenwriter.
Trevisick, Shaun, television producer, screenwriter.
Gething, Ashley, television director, television producer.
Hill, Matthew (Producer), television director, television producer.
Leese, Ian, television director, television producer.
Niel, Tim, television director, television producer.
Fall, Melanie, television producer.
Beard, Mary, 1955- on-screen presenter, screenwriter.
Schreiber, Liev, narrator.
Nutopia (Firm), production company.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.
PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
ISBN 9781531704865
Standard No. 841887036597
Music No. CIVI600 PBS
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