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The Civilisations PodcastEpisodes

  1. Episode 5: Caravaggio

    The tempestuous life and provocative paintings of Caravaggio

  2. Welcome to The Civilisations Podcast

    Welcome to this new BBC podcast.

  3. Episode 9: Simon Schama

    Simon Schama talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations

  4. Episode 8: Matika Wilbur, Chip Colwell and Ernest House Jr.

    Stories about people who are changing the way the world sees Native Americans

  5. Episode 7: Colourful Stories

    Divine, bizarre and gruesome pigments, and the colourful life of a Paris paint dealer

  6. Episode 6: How Civilisations Collapse and Understanding the Aztecs

    Why do civilisations collapse? Plus the real history of the misunderstood Aztecs.

  7. Episode 4: Mary Beard, and Brian Dillon on Ruin Lust

    Mary Beard on religion and art, and Brian Dillon on the attraction of ruined places

  8. Episode 4: Mary Beard, and Brian Dillon on Ruin Lust

    Mary Beard on religion and art, and Brian Dillon on the attraction of ruins

  9. Episode 3: Ansel Adams and Escapist Prison Landscapes

    Viv Jones talks to artist Alyse Emdur and environmental writer Kenneth Brower

  10. Episode 2: Mary Beard, David Attenborough and Janina Ramirez

    Mary Beard talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations.

  11. Episode 10: David Olusoga

    David Olusoga talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations

  12. Episode 1: Saving Mummies Under Sniper Fire and Ice Age Art

    Viv Jones presents stories inspired by the first episode of the Civilisations series.