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Description
Kenneth Clark's Civilisation (1969), was a landmark documentary series, pioneering the 'presenter as hero' model. Jonathan Conlin draws on interviews with the original crew and archival research to reveal a series that combined scepticism towards traditional ideas of progress with an inclusive approach to its audience.
Table of Contents
A Television Milestone.- The Art of Travel.- Trying Not To Get Screwed.- Civilisation in America.- Playing to the Gallery.- God Bless Xerox.- Viewers Like Him.- Waiting for the Barbarians.- Patronize Me.- Rebels Without Cause.- Being Human.- Bibliography.- Notes.
Product details
| Published | 19 Feb 2009 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 144 |
| ISBN | 9781844572700 |
| Imprint | British Film Institute |
| Illustrations | 60 colour images |
| Dimensions | 190 x 135 mm |
| Series | BFI TV Classics |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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The first of a new genre - a fascinating assessment of a television series made soon enough to record the intentions and experiences of its makers yet distant enough to assess its place in cultural history.
Sir David Attenborough
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Jonathan Conlin's succinct and elegant monograph describes the phenomenon in both width and depth...a fascinating account of the series' intellectual background.
The Spectator, Rupert Christiansen






















