CIVILISATION: THE COMPLETE SERIES (4 discs, Subtitles, Cert E)

11 hrs. 10 mins. Kenneth Clarke’s eloquent and deeply personal documentary series exploring the cultural heritage of the western world, from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, was ground-breaking TV when first broadcast by the BBC in 1969. Filming took two years and encompassed over 100 locations across 13 countries. Clarke did not just examine ‘art’, but wanted to reveal the spiritual and humanistic motives behind its creation. All 13 episodes included.