The Ascent of Man

8.51973Documentary

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.

First aired1973-05-05

Runtime50 min

StatusEnded

Seasons1

Episodes13

CountriesGB

Original languageEN

SpokenEnglish

Created byJacob Bronowski

NetworksBBC Two

ProductionBBC TV, Time Life Films

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