Television infotainment have become overproduced messes that focalize too much on flashiness and personality , and not enough on facts . post me back to the metre when series like BBC ’s Civilization graced the TV screen . It ’s all about the history , and its minimal style is absolutely captivating .
civilisation is a 13 - part serial that air in 1969 and feature all - too - British historian Kenneth Clark ruminating about the history of westerly civilization , with a nidus on architecture and art . The entirety of the series is composed of Clark narrating the events of centuries past against sweeping view of ancient ruins and works of art . The camerawork and euphony are impeccable , drawing you in in the most hypnotic way .
honest-to-goodness - school day scheduling like Civilization will undoubtedly strike many innovative consultation as boring - as - all - hell . Call me crazy , but I much choose its stoic smasher to the hodge - podge of low-pitched - budget 3D interpreting , stock footage , and vacuous reenactment that form most of today ’s non - fiction TV .
The history on display in Civilization is utterly Euro - centrical , so do n’t count on it for a consummate survey of our orbicular past . But it ’s definitely awe - inspiring nonetheless . Streamthe intact series on YouTube , or plunk down some cash for theBlu - Ray translation , elicit up that 80 - inch TV , and perch somethin’ up for a good previous fashioned bust - ticker .
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