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The Ascent of Man
DocumentaryHistory
Release
5 May 1973Country
United Kingdom
Language
EnglishProduction
Overview
The Ascent of Man is a thirteen-part documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first transmitted in 1973, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series Civilisation, the series received acclaim for Bronowski's highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long unscripted monologues and its extensive location shoots.
Plot
An account of man's development through his scientific and technological achievements.
Cast
Jacob BronowskiJoss AcklandRoy Dotrice
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 8.8/10
Season 1
Air Date:6 May 1973
AvailableLower Than the Angels
The programme follows the changes in Man as he marches out of Africa, through desert and ice age, to leave the print of his hand in a dark Spanish cave.
Runtime:50m
Air Date:6 May 1973Available
Episodes of Season 1
13 episodes
EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
EP 6
EP 7
EP 8
EP 9
EP 10
EP 11
EP 12
EP 13
S1 E1
