Civilisation
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Starring
Ian RichardsonRonald LaceyPatrick StewartWilliam DevlinEric PorterCecil Day-Lewis
Starring
Ian RichardsonRonald LaceyPatrick StewartWilliam DevlinEric PorterCecil Day-Lewis
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Civilisation Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
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| S1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
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Sir Kenneth Clark guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions in some of man's finest works of art.
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Season 11969
8.08281310h 38m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Skin of Our Teeth | 7.9 | 124 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Great Thaw | 8.1 | 87 | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Romance and Reality | 8.1 | 75 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Man: The Measure of All Things | 8.0 | 66 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Hero as Artist | 8.1 | 59 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Protest and Communication | 7.9 | 59 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Grandeur and Obedience | 7.8 | 53 | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Light of Experience | 7.8 | 56 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | The Pursuit of Happiness | 7.5 | 53 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Smile of Reason | 7.9 | 52 | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | The Worship of Nature | 8.0 | 49 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | The Fallacies of Hope | 8.1 | 48 | 49 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Heroic Materialism | 8.2 | 47 | 51 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Kenneth Clark Self - Narrator, Self
Ian Richardson Hamlet
Ronald Lacey Gravedigger
Patrick Stewart Horatio
William Devlin King Lear
Eric Porter Macbeth
Cecil Day-Lewis Poetry reader
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