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The Ascent of Man

1973 · 1 season

A thoughtful, eloquent journey through human ideas, delivered with calm authority and visual richness.

Created by
Jacob Bronowski
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jacob Bronowski
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.

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Created by
Jacob Bronowski
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jacob Bronowski
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • art
  • power
  • morality
  • exploration
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Created by
Jacob Bronowski
Written by
Jacob Bronowski
Starring
Jacob Bronowski
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 50 min each
Network
BBC Two
Languages
English

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