Starring
Joss AcklandRoy Dotrice
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The Ascent of Man Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
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About
The Ascent of Man is a thirteen-part documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first transmitted in 1973, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series Civilisation, the series received acclaim for Bronowski's highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long unscripted monologues and its extensive location shoots.
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Season 11973
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| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
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| ▶ | 1 | Lower Than the Angels | 8.2 | 80 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Harvest of the Seasons | 8.1 | 68 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Grain in the Stone | 8.0 | 70 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Hidden Structure | 8.2 | 69 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Music of the Spheres | 8.2 | 66 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Starry Messenger | 8.4 | 64 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | The Majestic Clockwork | 8.2 | 60 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Drive for Power | 8.2 | 56 | — | |
| ▶ | 9 | The Ladder of Creation | 8.5 | 60 | — | |
| ▶ | 10 | World Within World | 8.4 | 53 | — | |
| ▶ | 11 | Knowledge or Certainty | 8.7 | 65 | — | |
| ▶ | 12 | Generation Upon Generation | 8.5 | 51 | — | |
| ▶ | 13 | The Long Childhood | 8.3 | 56 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jacob Bronowski Self - Presenter
Joss Ackland Quotations, Quotations (voice)
Roy Dotrice Quotations
Stefan Bor-Grajewicz Self
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