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The Ascent of Man
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The Ascent of Man is a thirteen-part documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first transmitted in 1973, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series Civilisation, the series received acclaim for Bronowski's highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long unscripted monologues and its extensive location shoots.
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The Ascent of Man is a thirteen-part documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first transmitted in 1973, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series Civilisation, the series received acclaim for Bronowski's highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long unscripted monologues and its extensive location shoots.
| Title | The Ascent of Man |
| Writer | N/A |
| Director | Dick Gilling |
| Created by | Jacob Bronowski |
| Productions | BBC TV |
| Network | BBC Two |
Lower Than the Angels
May 05, 1973The Harvest of the Seasons
May 12, 1973The Grain in the Stone
May 19, 1973The Hidden Structure
May 26, 1973Music of the Spheres
Jun 02, 1973The Starry Messenger
Jun 09, 1973The Majestic Clockwork
Jun 16, 1973The Drive for Power
Jun 23, 1973The Ladder of Creation
Jun 30, 1973World Within World
Jul 07, 1973Knowledge or Certainty
Jul 14, 1973Generation Upon Generation
Jul 21, 1973The Long Childhood
Jul 28, 1973
Jacob Bronowski
Self - Presenter
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