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Peggy Reynolds profiles the last of the gentlemen aesthetes, best known for his 1960s TV series ‘Civilisation’.

Simply referred to as K - art historian Kenneth Clark’s pioneering series was shown around the world – tracing the history of Western art and philosophy. It was one of the first colour series made for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ2 and the accompanying book has never been out of print.

Clark’s style was dubbed ‘the great man approach’ but he described himself as a hero-worshipper and stick-in-the-mud.

With family members, friends and colleagues alongside archive footage of the man himself - Lord Clark (1903-1983)

Producer: Sarah Bowen

First broadcast on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 in 1997.