Civilisations 

Nine-part series telling the story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day, for the first time on a global scale. It is now nearly half a century since Kenneth Clark's ... See full summary »

Stars:

Liev Schreiber, Simon Schama, Maya Jasanoff

Cast

Series cast summary:
Liev Schreiber	...	Narrator / ... 9 episodes, 2018
Simon Schama	...	Self - Presenter / ... 4 episodes, 2018
Maya Jasanoff	...	Self - Harvard University / ... 4 episodes, 2018

Storyline

Nine-part series telling the story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day, for the first time on a global scale. It is now nearly half a century since Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation thrilled audiences with its authoritative interpretation of the glories of Western art. Inspired by that groundbreaking program, this new series of Civilisations introduces a new generation to the great masterworks of beauty, ingenuity and illumination created across the continents. It explores the visual culture of societies from around the globe, revealing alongside the magnificent objects made in the West the wealth of treasures created by other cultures, from the landscape scrolls of classical China and the sculpture of the Olmecs to African bronzes, Japanese prints and Mughal miniatures. Told by three presenters, each bringing their own skills and perspectives to the series - Simon Schama, Mary Beard and David Olusoga.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | 

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Taglines:

Our story told through art.

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 27 April 2018 (2018)

User Reviews

Only Visual Art does not make up civilizations.

I had huge hope for this series. I did not even read IMDB reviews before giving it a try on Netflix. As episode by episode i gave chances my hope were increasingly lost until I felt forced to write a review here. Civilization is not just visual art. Civilization is mostly human development over time based on different factors. Technology forms a backbone here. Agriculture was the first steps towards creating modern civilization because it forced us hunter gatherers to settle down. Harnessing sun, Wind, water became other factors. Art too is an important parameter but where are other sources of art like music or folks stories or mythical creatures? Given the sheer presence of science and technology here I would give only one chapter to art when it comes to civilization. There are simply so many things that could have taken especially the water and the importance it plays in civilization. This series did came pretty close when it talked about Yangtze river in one episode but did not go down further. This series was mostly obsessed with European visual arts. There was a whole episode on dome. My question during that time was where is pagoda? Pagoda was to east as dome was to west. But it was not even mentioned. Utter disappointment.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2018 (UK)

Also Known As:

Civilizations

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Nutopia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color