Episode 10: David Olusoga
David Olusoga talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations. They discuss his two episodes, First Contact and The Cult of Progress. David says that the great arts and history documentaries he w...
3 Maj 201830min
Episode 9: Simon Schama
Simon Schama talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations. They discuss the highs and lows of filming such an ambitious global series, from being granted rare access to breathtaking cave paint...
26 Apr 201827min
Episode 8: Matika Wilbur, Chip Colwell and Ernest House Jr.
In the 8th programme in the Civilisations TV series, David Olusoga looks at how artists reacted to the colonialism of the 19th century. He travels to America to see art by both white and Native Americ...
19 Apr 201833min
Episode 7: Colourful Stories
Unusual stories of the bizarre and gruesome things that have been used as paint pigments from Kassia St Clair, author of The Secret Lives of Colour. Plus, why did Van Gogh create portraits of the man ...
12 Apr 201823min
Episode 6: How Civilisations Collapse and Understanding the Aztecs
Contrary to myth and misconception, the Aztecs were not a bloodthirsty, inhumane, deeply patriarchal and authoritarian society. Viv Jones is disabused of everything she thought she knew about this sop...
5 Apr 201832min
Episode 5: Caravaggio
Viv Jones delves into the BBC archives to find out how Caravaggio’s tempestuous life - of brawls, duels, and prison escapes - is reflected in his provocative paintings. Featuring archive interviews wi...
29 Mars 201820min
Episode 4: Mary Beard, and Brian Dillon on Ruin Lust
Mary Beard reveals the thinking behind The Eye of Faith, the fourth programme in the Civilisations series. Depicting the divine in art has been a fascination for Mary since she studied for her PhD on ...
22 Mars 201824min
