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The Civilisations Podcast

The podcast companion to the series exploring thousands of years of visual culture.

Radio,11 episodes

Episodes

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Welcome to The Civilisations Podcast
Welcome to this new ��˿�� podcast.
01 Mar 2018,1 min
Episode 1: Saving Mummies Under Sniper Fire and Ice Age Art
Viv Jones presents stories inspired by the first episode of the Civilisations series.
01 Mar 2018,28 mins
Episode 2: Mary Beard, David Attenborough and Janina Ramirez
Mary Beard talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations.
08 Mar 2018,32 mins
Episode 3: Ansel Adams and Escapist Prison Landscapes
Viv Jones talks to artist Alyse Emdur and environmental writer Kenneth Brower
15 Mar 2018,24 mins
Episode 4: Mary Beard, and Brian Dillon on Ruin Lust
Mary Beard on religion and art, and Brian Dillon on the attraction of ruined places
22 Mar 2018,24 mins
Episode 5: Caravaggio
The tempestuous life and provocative paintings of Caravaggio
29 Mar 2018,20 mins
Episode 6: How Civilisations Collapse and Understanding the Aztecs
Why do civilisations collapse? Plus the real history of the misunderstood Aztecs.
05 Apr 2018,32 mins
Episode 7: Colourful Stories
Divine, bizarre and gruesome pigments, and the colourful life of a Paris paint dealer
12 Apr 2018,23 mins
Episode 8: Matika Wilbur, Chip Colwell and Ernest House Jr.
Stories about people who are changing the way the world sees Native Americans
19 Apr 2018,33 mins
Episode 9: Simon Schama
Simon Schama talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations
26 Apr 2018,27 mins
Episode 10: David Olusoga
David Olusoga talks to Viv Jones about the making of Civilisations
03 May 2018,30 mins