Civilisations The Vital Spark
Simon Schama explores the fate of art in our machine-driven and profit-driven world, looking at the rise of art as a tradeable commodity.
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
- The Vital Spark
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 24 October 2020
Start Time
- 18 : 00
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 9
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
- Simon Schama explores the fate of art in our machine-driven and profit-driven world, looking at the rise of art as a tradeable commodity.
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