The ascent of man: lower than the angels
This is part one of a history of the cultural evolution of man, from primitive times to the present, presented by the late Dr. Jacob Bronowski. This program follows the development of man's unique gift of foresight and imagination. It traces the cha...
The ascent of man: knowledge or certainty
This is part eleven of a history of the cultural evolution of man, from primitive times to the present, presented by the late Dr. Jacob Bronowski. Here he discusses the moral dilemma of the scientist in our time: his responsibility as it pertains to...
The ascent of man: generation upon generation
This is part twelve of a 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 revolution that mathematics and physics brought to biology. It begins with...
The Classical Age
This program is devoted to the period between approximately 500 BC and the death of Alexander: the achievements of Pericles, Thucydides, and Plato, the shape of Greek societies, the nature of Athenian democracy; the buildings, bronze and marble scul...
Rome: Engineering an Empire
Using extensive state-of-the-art CGI animation this documentary chronicles the spectacular as well as sordid history of the Roman Empire from the rise of Julius Caesar in 55 BC to its fall around 537 AD. The CGI animation gives the viewers an opport...
The ascent of man: music of the spheres
This is part five of a history of the cultural evolution of man, from primitive times to the present, presented by the late Dr. Jacob Bronowski. It concerns the evolution of mathematics, tracing the spread of Greek theories through Islam to Moorish ...
Egypt: Journey to the Global Civilization
Were Egypt’s pyramids really built by slaves to be the tombs of the pharaohs? Most scholars believed so - until the excavation of a workers’ village and the tomb of High Priest Kai led to some startling conclusions. In this program, Zahi Hawass,...
Physical Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth - Physical Geographic Influences on the Development of Human Societies
About this title: One of the great debates in geography has been: 'How much does place or physical geography determine human development - cultural and economic?' Using historical examples and present-day case histories, Alec Murphy guides you throu...
The Story of India: Spice Routes and Silk Roads
This program featuring Michael Wood takes viewers to the India of the early centuries AD, a time that saw Indian civilization grow into a major participant in the first global economy as trade enriched it through contact and exchange. The rediscover...
China: Heritage of the Wild Dragon
The fine loess soil of the Yellow River basin quickly established that region as the home of China’s earliest recorded dynasty. This program focuses primarily on Bronze Age China and the contributions of the Yin (or Shang) dynasty, with a tangenti...