Civilisation : a personal view by Kenneth Clark

Gill, Michael, 1923-2005 (television director,, television producer.). Montagnon, Peter, (television producer.). Turner, Ann, 1927- (film director.). Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983 (narrator,, screenwriter.). Astley, Edwin, (composer.). Hearn, Marcus, (writer of added commentary.). British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, (production company.). 2 Entertain (Firm), (film distributor.). BBC Worldwide Ltd., (film distributor.).

Summary: A sweeping survey of Western civilization tracing the interaction between man and art, philosophy, literature, music, and architecture between the fourth and twentieth centuries.

Record details

Physical Description: videodisc
4 videodiscs (approximately 640 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. +e 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm)
Publisher: [London] : BBC : c2011.
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed under license by 2 Entertain Video Ltd.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on British television in 1969. Special features: Sir David Attenborough remembers the making of Civilisation, photo gallery of behind-the-scenes stills, in stereo with English subtitles for the hard of hearing. Commentary by Marcus Hearn in booklet (27 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. Aspect ratio 4:3--Container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Program 1: The skin of our teeth / directed by Michael Gill ; Program 2: The great thaw / directed by Peter Montagnon ; Program 3: Romance and reality / directed by Michael Gill ; Program 4: Man : the measure of all things / directed by Ann Turner -- Disc 2. Program 5: The hero as artist / directed by Michael Gill ; Program 6: Protest and communication / directed by Peter Montagnon ; Program 7: Grandeur and obedience / directed by Peter Montagnon ; Program 8: The light of experience / directed by Michael Gill -- Disc 3: Program 9. The pursuit of happiness / directed by Peter Montagnon ; Program 10: The smile of reason / directed by Michael Gill ; Program 11: The worship of nature / directed by Peter Montagnon and Ann Turner ; Program 12. The fallacies of hope / directed by Michael Gill -- Disc 4. Program 13: Heroic materialism / directed by Michael Gill ; Special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Allan Tyrer (programs 1, 4, 9, 10), Jesse Palmer (programs 2, 11), Michael Shah Dayan (programs 3, 8), Peter Heelas (program 5), Roger Crittenden (programs 6, 7, 12), Roger Crittenden ... [et al.] (program 13) ; music, Edwin Astley (program 1).
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Lord Clark.
System Details Note:	Blu-ray Disc 50 x 3; Blu-ray Disc 25 x 1; High definition 1080i , aspect ratio 4:3; Dolby Digital mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Language Note:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.