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Heroic Materialism

Episode 13 of 13

Kenneth Clark considers the ways in which the heroic materialism of the past hundred years has been linked to an equally remarkable increase in humanitarianism.

To conclude this landmark series, Kenneth Clark considers the ways in which the heroic materialism of the past hundred years has been linked to an equally remarkable increase in humanitarianism. The achievement of engineers and scientists such as Brunel and Rutherford has been matched by the work of great reformers like Wilberforce and Shaftesbury. As Clark notes, the concept of kindness only became important in the last century.

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Credits

WriterKenneth Clark
NarratorKenneth Clark
DirectorMichael Gill
ProducerMichael Gill
ProducerPeter Montagnon

Broadcasts

  • Sun 18 May 196920:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 27 Sep 200819:10
    BBC Four
  • Wed 4 May 201122:30
    BBC HD
  • Sun 8 May 201118:05
    BBC HD
  • Mon 27 May 202422:50
    BBC Four

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