• 1969

Episode list

Civilisation
Heroic Materialism
Sat, May 17, 1969
  • S1.E13
  • Heroic Materialism
Kenneth Clarke shows how the heroic materialism of the past 100 years has been linked with an increase in humanitarism.
8.2 /10
The Fallacies of Hope
Sat, May 10, 1969
  • S1.E12
  • The Fallacies of Hope
Kenneth Clarke traces the disillusionment of the artists of the Romantic movement.
8.1 /10
The Hero as Artist
Sat, Mar 22, 1969
  • S1.E5
  • The Hero as Artist
Kenneth Clarke visits Papal Rome to explore the work of 16th-century artists Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci.
8.1 /10
The Great Thaw

S1.E2 ∙ The Great Thaw

Sat, Mar 01, 1969
The sudden re-awakening of European civilisation in the 12th century is traced by Sir Kenneth Clarke to its high point - the building of the Cathedral of Chartres.
8.1 /10
Romance and Reality

S1.E3 ∙ Romance and Reality

Sat, Mar 08, 1969
Sir Kenneth Clark explores the aspirations and achievements of the gothic world, on a journey from a castle on the river Loire in France to the cathedral baptistry at Pisa in Italy.
8.1 /10
The Hero as Artist

S1.E5 ∙ The Hero as Artist

Sat, Mar 22, 1969
Kenneth Clarke visits Papal Rome to explore the work of 16th-century artists Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci.
8.1 /10
Protest and Communication

S1.E6 ∙ Protest and Communication

Sat, Mar 29, 1969
Examining protest and communication, Kenneth Clarke explores the Reformation - Luther and Durer's Germany, and Shakespeare's England.
7.9 /10
The Light of Experience

S1.E8 ∙ The Light of Experience

Sat, Apr 12, 1969
Kenneth Clarke discusses the importance of light in 17th-century Dutch painting, and the rapid pace of scientific discovery in the London of the Royal Society.
7.8 /10
Heroic Materialism

S1.E13 ∙ Heroic Materialism

Sat, May 17, 1969
Kenneth Clarke shows how the heroic materialism of the past 100 years has been linked with an increase in humanitarism.
8.2 /10
Editorial lists
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Watergate
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Watergate
Big Car
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Big Car
New British Canon
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
New British Canon
Scéal na Gaeilge (The Story of the Irish Language)
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Scéal na Gaeilge (The Story of the Irish Language)
Tartessos, un reino entre dos mares
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
Tartessos, un reino entre dos mares

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