The BBC is looking back at the history and impact of the original series he presented on BBC Two in 1969, to coincide with Tate Britain’s exhibition Kenneth Clark: Looking For Civilisation.

which is why the art historian Kenneth Clark began his distinguished television series Civilisation (1969) with a piece-to-camera in front of “Our Lady of Paris” – “the most rigorously ...

Author Douglas Murray has hit out at Dame Mary Beard and the BBC for their warnings about Kenneth Clark’s iconic ‘Civilisation’ documentary series. Originally broadcast in 1969, the series ...

During lockdown I had another look at Kenneth Clark’s groundbreaking TV series, Civilisation (1969), and was struck by how frequently this most urbane of art historians said things that are now taboo.

The BBC is looking back at the history and impact of the original series he presented on BBC Two in 1969, to coincide with Tate Britain’s exhibition Kenneth Clark: Looking For Civilisation.