With extensive access to the British Museum, BBC Studios’ Civilisations: Rise and Fall returns with four episodes bringing ancient civilizations to life. “A new series of Civilisations is always a ...

"Civilisations: Rise and Fall" follows on from "Civilisation" hosted by Kenneth Clark in 1969 - for many, the highwater mark of public service broadcasting - and "Civilisations" with Dame Mary Beard, ...

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WHAT separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom? Art. This breathtaking series documents our need to create beautiful things, almost from the moment we crawled out of the slime.

Watching the BBC's new history documentary Civilisations: Rise and Fall (BBC2, Mon, 9pm) brought to mind the great philosophers, George Santayana and Shirley Bassey. George, of course, said: “Those ...