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The Skin of Our Teeth

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Sir Kenneth Clark begins his classic 1969 series by looking at how European art survived the Dark Ages after the fall of Rome. He travels from Byzantine Ravenna to the Celtic Hebrides, examining aqueducts, cathedrals, the lives of the Vikings and of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne.

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Mon 22 Apr 202402:50
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Credits

WriterKenneth Clark
NarratorKenneth Clark
DirectorMichael Gill
ProducerMichael Gill
ProducerPeter Montagnon
ComposerEdwin Astley

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Feb 196920:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Fri 1 Jul 198320:00
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 9 Oct 199314:05
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Mon 12 Jan 200422:50
    BBC Four
  • Tue 22 Feb 200519:10
    BBC Four
  • Wed 9 Feb 201122:00
    BBC HD
  • Sun 13 Feb 201118:25
    BBC HD
  • Sun 21 Apr 202421:10
    BBC Four
  • Mon 22 Apr 202402:50
    BBC Four

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