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Civilisations poster

Civilisations

2018 1 Season 6.6Series

Documentary

The story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day—for the first time on a global scale. Inspired by Civilisation, Kenneth Clark’s acclaimed landmark 1969 series about Western art, this series broadens the canvas to reveal the role art and the creative imagination have played across multiple cultures and civilizations.

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Tim Niel

Director

Simon Schama

Writer

Top Cast

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Narrator · 9 eps

Simon Schama

Simon Schama

Self - Columbia University · 5 eps

Mary Beard

Mary Beard

Self - Presenter / Presenter · 3 eps

David Olusoga

David Olusoga

Presenter · 3 eps

Maya Jasanoff

2 eps

Wulf Hein

1 ep

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Self(archive footage) · 1 ep

Antony Gormley

Antony Gormley

Self - Sculptor · 1 ep

Kehinde Wiley

1 ep

Kira Perov

1 ep

Soraya Syed

1 ep

Eduardo Matos Moctezuma

1 ep

Edgar Heap of Birds

1 ep

Salima Ikram

Salima Ikram

1 ep