Civilisations How Do We Look
Professor Mary Beard investigates images of the human body in ancient art. In doing so, she explores how the way we are portrayed can influence our ideas about what is civilised.
A series that explores the global history of art as the driving force for civilisation. It's a story of passion and struggle, showing how art defines the human experience.
Primary Title
- Civilisations
Episode Title
- How Do We Look
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 29 August 2020
Start Time
- 18 : 00
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Prime
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- A series that explores the global history of art as the driving force for civilisation. It's a story of passion and struggle, showing how art defines the human experience.
Episode Description
- Professor Mary Beard investigates images of the human body in ancient art. In doing so, she explores how the way we are portrayed can influence our ideas about what is civilised.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--United Kingdom
- Civilization
- Art and history
- History in art
- Art historians
Genres
- Art
- Documentary
- History
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--United Kingdom
- Civilization
- Art and history
- History in art
- Art historians