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For Sixth Forms: Men and Gods: 1: In the Museum

BBC One
on BBC One London

Written and narrated by Dr.John Broadbent.
Primitive art often has a direct appeal to us but its function is magical and mysterious. The first film of this series is on the art of the past. It looks at a number of objects from contemporary primitive societies and also at prehistoric cave paintings and seeks to unravel their meaning for the people who made them.
BBC film for Schools
Previously shown in October 1963
Repeated on Thursday at 11.5 a.m.
(to 11.55)

Contributors

Writer/narrator:
Dr.John Broadbent
Producer:
Michael Gill
Source: Radio Times

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