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CivilisationsSeries 1Episodes

    Second Moment of Creation

    1/9A look at the formative role art and imagination have played in the forging of humanity.

    How Do We Look?

    2/9Professor Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art.

    The Eye of Faith

    4/9Professor Mary Beard broaches the controversial topic of religion and art.

    Picturing Paradise

    3/9Simon Schama explores one of our deepest artistic urges - the depiction of nature.

    The Triumph of Art

    5/9Simon Schama examines how traditions developed in the years following the Renaissances.

    First Contact

    6/9David Olusoga shows how art was always on the frontline when distant cultures met.

    Radiance

    7/9Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation in Amiens and Chartres.

    The Cult of Progress

    8/9David Olusoga explores the artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century.

    The Vital Spark

    9/9Simon Schama explores the fate of art in the machine- and profit-driven world.