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Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 7: Radiance

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation with the great Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres. He then moves to 16th-century Venice. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Assistant Producer:
Billie Shepherd
Assistant Producer:
Helena Hunt
Assistant Producer:
Isabel Sutton
Production Company:
Nutopia

Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 8: The Cult of Progress

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Documentary. David Olusoga explores the artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Olusoga
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Director:
Ian Leese
Associate Producer:
Ewan Roxburgh
Production Company:
Nutopia

Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 9: The Vital Spark

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Documentary. Simon Schama explores the fate of art in the machine- and profit-driven world, looking at the rise of art as a tradeable commodity. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Director:
Tim Niel
Assistant Producer:
Helena Hunt
Production Company:
Nutopia

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 1: Charles Dance

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Actor Charles Dance explores his family history and is determined to learn about his dad, who died when Charles was four. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 2: Craig Revel Horwood

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood heads to Australia to investigate what happened to his great-great-great-grandfather. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 3: Clare Balding

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Sports broadcaster Clare Balding visits New Jersey and New York, where she uncovers an extraordinary dynasty. Show more

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 4: Building for Eternity

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He discovers the techniques that the Egyptians used to make their pyramids, temples and mummies eternal. Show more

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 5: Pharaoh's Wives

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC History Channel

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Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He delves into the dark side of the court of Ramesses III, tracing the conspiracy that spread through his harem. Show more

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 6: The Death of Ancient Egypt

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. Dan traces the key events that marked the decline in the fortunes of the ancient Egyptians. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dr Lucy Worsley's series begins in 1714 when, to prevent the crown falling into the hands of a Catholic, Britain shipped in a ready-made royal family from Hanover. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC History Channel

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In her story of Britain's imported German dynasty, Lucy Worsley shows how George II had to adapt to a growing 'middling rank' no longer content with being downtrodden subjects. Show more

In her story of Britain's imported German dynasty, Lucy Worsley shows how Britain's new ruling family fought the French, the Jacobites and each other, all at the same time. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 4: Adil Ray

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Citizen Khan star Adil Ray traces his mixed Asian and African ancestry on the trail of rumours of a link to African royalty. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 5: Emma Willis

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Presenter Emma Willis explores her family history, with a marriage in Ireland leading her down two very different paths. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 14

Episode 6: Lulu

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 8 months

Celebrity genealogy series. Lulu travels to Glasgow to uncover the story of her Catholic grandfather and Protestant grandmother's love affair across the sectarian divide. Show more

Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 1: Second Moment of Creation

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Simon Schama looks at the formative role art and the creative imagination have played in the forging of humanity itself. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Director:
Tim Niel
Assistant Producer:
Billie Shepherd
Production Company:
Nutopia

Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 2: How Do We Look?

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art, from Mexico and Greece to Egypt and China. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Beard
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Director:
Matthew Hill
Writer:
Mary Beard
Production Company:
Nutopia

Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 3: Picturing Paradise

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

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Simon Schama explores the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Assistant Producer:
Scarlet Moore

Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 4: The Eye of Faith

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Professor Mary Beard explores the controversial topic of religion and art. How, and at what cost, do different religions make the unseen visible? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mary Beard
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Director:
Matthew Hill
Writer:
Mary Beard
Production Company:
Nutopia

Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 5: The Triumph of Art

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Simon Schama examines how traditions developed in the years following the Renaissances. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Schama
Executive Producer:
Denys Blakeway
Executive Producer:
Michael Jackson
Series Producer:
Melanie Fall
Assistant Producer:
Billie Shepherd
Assistant Producer:
Scarlet Moore
Production Company:
Nutopia

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