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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 1 of 9, Second Moment Of Creation
directed by Tim Niel, fl. 2004; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Tim Niel, fl. 2004, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 1 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 56 mins
Simon Schama investigates the remote origins of human creativity with the first known marks made some 80,000 years ago in South African caves; marks which were not dictated merely by humanity's physical needs. As time passes the elements of civilisation are assembled: written language, codes of law, and expression...
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directed by Tim Niel, fl. 2004; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Tim Niel, fl. 2004, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 1 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 56 mins
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Simon Schama investigates the remote origins of human creativity with the first known marks made some 80,000 years ago in South African caves; marks which were not dictated merely by humanity's physical needs. As time passes the elements of civilisation are assembled: written language, codes of law, and expressions of warrior power forged in metals. And humanity begins to produce art not just for ritual, as Simon discovers in Minoan civilisation....
Simon Schama investigates the remote origins of human creativity with the first known marks made some 80,000 years ago in South African caves; marks which were not dictated merely by humanity's physical needs. As time passes the elements of civilisation are assembled: written language, codes of law, and expressions of warrior power forged in metals. And humanity begins to produce art not just for ritual, as Simon discovers in Minoan civilisation. But how do such cultures arise and how do they fall? Simon travels to the civilisations of Petra in the Middle East and the Maya in Central America to answer those questions.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tim Niel, fl. 2004, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Tim Niel, fl. 2004, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Topic / Theme
South Africans, Mayan
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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 2 of 9, How Do We Look
directed by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016; presented by Dame Mary Beard, 1955-; produced by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016 and Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 2 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 57 mins
Mary Beard looks at images of the human body in ancient art, seeking answers to fundamental questions at the heart of ideas about civilisations. Why have human beings always made art about themselves? What were these images for? And in what ways do some ancient conventions of representing the body still affect us...
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directed by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016; presented by Dame Mary Beard, 1955-; produced by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016 and Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 2 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 57 mins
Description
Mary Beard looks at images of the human body in ancient art, seeking answers to fundamental questions at the heart of ideas about civilisations. Why have human beings always made art about themselves? What were these images for? And in what ways do some ancient conventions of representing the body still affect us now?
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016, Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016, Dame Mary Beard, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Topic / Theme
Greeks, Mexicans, Chinese
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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 3 of 9, Paradise On Earth
directed by Ashley Gething, 1970-; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 3 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 57 mins
Simon Schama examines one of our deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature; rather it's a projection of dreams and idylls, as well as of escapes and refuges from human turmoil; the elusive paradise on earth. S...
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directed by Ashley Gething, 1970-; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 3 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 57 mins
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Simon Schama examines one of our deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature; rather it's a projection of dreams and idylls, as well as of escapes and refuges from human turmoil; the elusive paradise on earth. Simon begins in the 10th century, in Song dynasty China. The Song scrolls are never innocent of the values of that world: the landscapes...
Simon Schama examines one of our deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature; rather it's a projection of dreams and idylls, as well as of escapes and refuges from human turmoil; the elusive paradise on earth. Simon begins in the 10th century, in Song dynasty China. The Song scrolls are never innocent of the values of that world: the landscapes depict immense mountains projecting imperial authority. But as that authority was threatened and overwhelmed, majestic mountains are represented in geological turmoil, writhing and heaving.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Paolo Veronese, 1528-1588, Ansel Adams, 1902-1984, Daniele Barbaro, 1514-1570
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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 4 of 9, God And Art
directed by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016; presented by Dame Mary Beard, 1955-; produced by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016 and Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 4 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 58 mins
Mary Beard broaches the controversial, sometimes dangerous, topic of religion and art. For millennia, art has inspired religion as much as religion has inspired art. Yet there are fundamental problems, which all religions share, in making God or gods visible in the human world. How, and at what cost, do you make t...
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directed by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016; presented by Dame Mary Beard, 1955-; produced by Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016 and Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 4 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 58 mins
Description
Mary Beard broaches the controversial, sometimes dangerous, topic of religion and art. For millennia, art has inspired religion as much as religion has inspired art. Yet there are fundamental problems, which all religions share, in making God or gods visible in the human world. How, and at what cost, do you make the unseen, seen? Beneath all works of religious art there always lies conflict and risk. And the result is often iconoclasm - the destr...
Mary Beard broaches the controversial, sometimes dangerous, topic of religion and art. For millennia, art has inspired religion as much as religion has inspired art. Yet there are fundamental problems, which all religions share, in making God or gods visible in the human world. How, and at what cost, do you make the unseen, seen? Beneath all works of religious art there always lies conflict and risk. And the result is often iconoclasm - the destruction of works of art - which Mary believes can, paradoxically, lead on to new forms of creativity.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016, Caroline Buckley, fl. 2009, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Matthew Hill, fl. 2001-2016, Dame Mary Beard, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 5 of 9, Renaissances
directed by Ashley Gething, 1970-; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 5 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 56 mins
Think Renaissance and you think Italy. But in the 15th and 16th centuries the great Islamic empires experienced their own extraordinary cultural flowering. The two phenomena did not unfold in separate artistic universes; they were acutely conscious of, and in competition with, each other and mutually open to influ...
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directed by Ashley Gething, 1970-; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 5 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 56 mins
Description
Think Renaissance and you think Italy. But in the 15th and 16th centuries the great Islamic empires experienced their own extraordinary cultural flowering. The two phenomena did not unfold in separate artistic universes; they were acutely conscious of, and in competition with, each other and mutually open to influences flowing both ways. The fifth film in Civilisations goes east and west with Simon Schama: to Papal Rome but also to Ottoman Istanb...
Think Renaissance and you think Italy. But in the 15th and 16th centuries the great Islamic empires experienced their own extraordinary cultural flowering. The two phenomena did not unfold in separate artistic universes; they were acutely conscious of, and in competition with, each other and mutually open to influences flowing both ways. The fifth film in Civilisations goes east and west with Simon Schama: to Papal Rome but also to Ottoman Istanbul and Mughal Lahore and Agra, exploring those connections and rivalries.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Mimar Sinan, 1488-1588, Michelangelo Buonarotti, 1475-1564
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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 7 of 9, Color And Light
directed by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 7 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 57 mins
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 where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's San Zaccaria altarpiece and Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne contested the assumption that drawing would always be su...
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directed by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 7 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 57 mins
Description
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 where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's San Zaccaria altarpiece and Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne contested the assumption that drawing would always be superior to colouring. Simon ends the film in Matisse's great chapel at Vence, where colour is used - against a backdrop of the Second Wo...
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 where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's San Zaccaria altarpiece and Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne contested the assumption that drawing would always be superior to colouring. Simon ends the film in Matisse's great chapel at Vence, where colour is used - against a backdrop of the Second World War - once more to enrapture, enlighten and as a path to God.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Henri Matisse, 1869-1954, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770, Giovanni Bellini, Francisco Goya, 1746-1828, Titian, 1485-1576, Hokusai, 1760-1849
Topic / Theme
Family and Culture, Venetian, Afghans
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Greece with Simon Reeve, Episode 1, Greece With Simon Reeve
directed by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008; presented by Simon Reeve, 1972-; produced by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Greece with Simon Reeve, Episode 1 (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 1 hour
In the first episode of this two-part series, Simon Reeve travels from the islands of the Aegean to Greece's capital, Athens. To learn more about Greece and the Greeks, he meets an extraordinary cast of characters, from gun-toting priests to the last remaining sponge divers. Getting behind the picture postcard ima...
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directed by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008; presented by Simon Reeve, 1972-; produced by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Greece with Simon Reeve, Episode 1 (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 1 hour
Description
In the first episode of this two-part series, Simon Reeve travels from the islands of the Aegean to Greece's capital, Athens. To learn more about Greece and the Greeks, he meets an extraordinary cast of characters, from gun-toting priests to the last remaining sponge divers. Getting behind the picture postcard image of this beautiful country, he finds out how the Greeks are coming to terms with a seemingly endless crisis.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, Simon Reeve, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Greece with Simon Reeve
Topic / Theme
Migration, Tourist attractions, Travel, Economic conditions, Greeks
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 BBC Worldwide
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Greece with Simon Reeve, Episode 2, Greece With Simon Reeve
directed by Eric McFarland, fl. 2016; presented by Simon Reeve, 1972-; produced by Eric McFarland, fl. 2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Greece with Simon Reeve, Episode 2 (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 1 hour
In the second episode of this two-part series, Simon Reeve travels from the Peloponnese peninsula to the rugged and mountainous north of the country. To learn more about Greece and the Greeks, he meets an extraordinary cast of characters, from a group of rebel monks to conservationists caring for an injured bear c...
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directed by Eric McFarland, fl. 2016; presented by Simon Reeve, 1972-; produced by Eric McFarland, fl. 2016, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Greece with Simon Reeve, Episode 2 (United Kingdom: BBC Worldwide, 2016), 1 hour
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In the second episode of this two-part series, Simon Reeve travels from the Peloponnese peninsula to the rugged and mountainous north of the country. To learn more about Greece and the Greeks, he meets an extraordinary cast of characters, from a group of rebel monks to conservationists caring for an injured bear cub. Getting behind the picture postcard image of this beautiful country, he finds out how the Greeks are coming to terms with a seeming...
In the second episode of this two-part series, Simon Reeve travels from the Peloponnese peninsula to the rugged and mountainous north of the country. To learn more about Greece and the Greeks, he meets an extraordinary cast of characters, from a group of rebel monks to conservationists caring for an injured bear cub. Getting behind the picture postcard image of this beautiful country, he finds out how the Greeks are coming to terms with a seemingly endless crisis.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Eric McFarland, fl. 2016, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Eric McFarland, fl. 2016, Simon Reeve, 1972-
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Greece with Simon Reeve
Topic / Theme
Monks, Wildlife conservation, Economic conditions, Travel, Greeks
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Horizon, Season 31, Episode 9, Bones of Contention
produced by Alex Seaborne and Danielle Peck, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Horizon, Season 31, Episode 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1995), 53 mins
In the USA, a law has been passed forcing anthropologists, archaeologists and museums to return ethnic artifacts and ancestral remains to the American Indian communities. The film explores how scientists are responding to the loss of their specimens: their world is collapsing, and they are being forced to question...
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produced by Alex Seaborne and Danielle Peck, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Horizon, Season 31, Episode 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1995), 53 mins
Description
In the USA, a law has been passed forcing anthropologists, archaeologists and museums to return ethnic artifacts and ancestral remains to the American Indian communities. The film explores how scientists are responding to the loss of their specimens: their world is collapsing, and they are being forced to question the value of what they do. For the infant science of palaeopathology, it means a subject snuffed out before it can prove its worth.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alex Seaborne, Danielle Peck, British Broadcasting Corporation, Sara Kestelman, 1944-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Horizon
Speaker / Narrator
Sara Kestelman, 1944-
Topic / Theme
American Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 BBC Worldwide
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Landmarks: Ancient Egypt, Episode 2, The Nile, Food and Farming
directed by Allan Johnston, fl. 1996 and Elaine Mullings; presented by Marcell Duprey, 1976- and Jamie Theakston, 1971-; produced by Elaine Mullings, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Landmarks: Ancient Egypt, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997), 20 mins
An educational series for children aged 9-11 on life in Ancient Egypt, exploring a range of topics using documentary sequences with stunning photography mixed with drama and creative graphics.Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey find out more about the land of the pharaohs. A look at evidence of ancient Egyptian fo...
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directed by Allan Johnston, fl. 1996 and Elaine Mullings; presented by Marcell Duprey, 1976- and Jamie Theakston, 1971-; produced by Elaine Mullings, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Landmarks: Ancient Egypt, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997), 20 mins
Description
An educational series for children aged 9-11 on life in Ancient Egypt, exploring a range of topics using documentary sequences with stunning photography mixed with drama and creative graphics.Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey find out more about the land of the pharaohs. A look at evidence of ancient Egyptian food, farming techniques and the role of the River Nile.
Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Elaine Mullings, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Allan Johnston, fl. 1996, Elaine Mullings, Marcell Duprey, 1976-, Jamie Theakston, 1971-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Landmarks: Ancient Egypt
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: Sciences, Content Areas: Social Sciences, Primary, Middle, Egyptians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 BBC Worldwide
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