The ascent of man: the hidden structure
This is part four of the history of the cultural evolution of man, from primitive times to the present, presented by the late Dr. Jacob Bronowski. This program deals with the beginnings of chemistry as it developed from the ancient metallurgy of Chi...
The ascent of man: the majestic clockwork
This is part seven of a history of the cultural evolution of man, from primitive times to the present, presented by the late Dr. Jacob Bronowski. This program concentrates on two intellectual giants, Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, who brought abo...
The ascent of man: the ladder of creation
This is part nine of a history of the cultural evolution of man, from primitive times to the present, presented by the late Dr. Jacob Bronowski. This program journeys from the valleys and waterfalls of Wales to the jungles of the Amazon to discusses...
The ascent of man: the harvest of the seasons
This is part two of a history of the cultural evolution of man, from primitive times to the present, presented by the late Dr. Jacob Bronowski. This program begins with the long spring that came after the ice ages, when man discovered agriculture an...
The ascent of man: the long childhood
This is part thirteen of a cultural history of the evolution of man, from primitive times to the present, presented by the late Dr. Jacob Bronowski. In this program, the last in the series, Bronowski discusses the way every age and culture has limit...
The shock of the new: culture as nature
Culture replaced nature as the subject matter for many artists in the 20th century. Modern art has had to survive against an overwhelming flood of other messages from print, radio, advertising, photography and television. The best known event, in th...
The ascent of man: the starry messenger
This is part six of a history of the cultural evolution of man, from primitive times to the present, presented by the late Dr. Jacob Bronowski. This program focuses on man's early attempts to map the forces which move the planets, contrasting the st...
The ascent of man: world within world
This is part ten of a history of the cultural evolution of man, from primitive times to the present, presented by the late Dr. Jacob Bronowski. This program explores the world inside the atom and discusses the men and ideas that made physics in the ...
The living planet : a portrait of the earth: worlds apart
Despite their often-small size and isolation many islands are inhabited by wildlife. How do plants and animals arrive at such remote locations and how do they survive when they get there? David Attenborough lands on Aldabra Island in the Indian Ocea...
The living planet : a portrait of the earth: the sky above
The atmosphere is a covering that is constantly on the move with currents of air, often global in scale, manufacturing the world's weather. In order to drift and fly, plants and animals must overcome gravity, a force that we take for granted but wit...