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Title: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on July 19, 2017, 10:01:08 PM
Box set of Kenneth Clarkes Civilisation on I player until 12pm Manana.
Good bit on extant ancient literature and low levels of literacy
Title: Re: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Shaker on July 20, 2017, 01:28:20 PM
I have the actual DVD box set. Amazing televison.
Title: Re: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on July 20, 2017, 02:34:11 PM
Quote from: Shaker on July 20, 2017, 01:28:20 PM
I have the actual DVD box set. Amazing televison.
A classic I managed to get a few programmes in before it was taken down having had to watch the last episode. When he summarised his personal beliefs at the end I confess to shedding a bit of a tear but haven't quite figured out why. It's definitely on my birthday Box set wish list.
Title: Re: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Shaker on July 20, 2017, 02:36:04 PM
Jacob Bronowski's Ascent of Man should also be on your list  :)
Title: Re: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on July 20, 2017, 02:45:01 PM
Quote from: Shaker on July 20, 2017, 02:36:04 PM
Jacob Bronowski's Ascent of Man should also be on your list  :)
Yes I saw episode 1 today.

Can I suggest Harry Hill's ''You've categorised everyone as a fundamentalist again'' volume 1?
Title: Re: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Shaker on July 20, 2017, 02:50:57 PM
Quote from: Questions to Christians on July 20, 2017, 02:45:01 PM
Yes I saw episode 1 today.

Can I suggest Harry Hill's ''You've categorised everyone as a fundamentalist again'' volume 1?
If it's got Stoufer the Cat in I'll be sure to catch it.
Title: Re: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 20, 2017, 02:51:41 PM
Quote from: Questions to Christians on July 20, 2017, 02:34:11 PM
A classic I managed to get a few programmes in before it was taken down having had to watch the last episode. When he summarised his personal beliefs at the end I confess to shedding a bit of a tear but haven't quite figured out why. It's definitely on my birthday Box set wish list.
I understand that. I didn't agree with everything in it but I loved his clear passion and knowledge. I did post that it was up at the start of May with the link, unfortunately you must have missed that.

It's always worth looking at what they have put up on archive.
Title: Re: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on July 20, 2017, 03:02:45 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on July 20, 2017, 02:51:41 PM
I understand that. I didn't agree with everything in it but I loved his clear passion and knowledge. I did post that it was up at the start of May with the link, unfortunately you must have missed that.

It's always worth looking at what they have put up on archive.
I did miss it more fool me.
I shall probably leave catching up with the classic docs until the nights draw in
Bronowski, Galbraithe, Bamber Gascoigne's The Christians, Sagan's Cosmos, Burns' American Civil War etc.
Title: Re: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Shaker on July 20, 2017, 03:08:14 PM
Have the latter two as well - time and technology have been a little less than kind to Cosmos (hence the remake with Neil Tyson) but the Burns epic is one I can watch over and over and over.
Title: Re: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on July 20, 2017, 03:29:43 PM
Quote from: Shaker on July 20, 2017, 03:08:14 PM
Have the latter two as well - time and technology have been a little less than kind to Cosmos (hence the remake with Neil Tyson) but the Burns epic is one I can watch over and over and over.
I was too Cox, Greene, Hawking and Kakued out by the time Tyson de Grasse came out......and a little nostalgic for the Great man himself and his myztereeeeez of the Cozmozzz.
Title: Re: Box set of Civilisation on BBC I player
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 20, 2017, 03:33:05 PM
Burns' stuff is excellent. The Wild West is available on Netflix, and I have the box set on Jazz