BBC television series The Ascent of Man
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The BBC television series "The Ascent of Man" is a landmark 1973 documentary, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski, that traces the development of human civilization through the lens of science, culture, and intellectual progress.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| BBC television series The Ascent of Man canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
science documentary
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television documentary series ⓘ |
| authorOfCompanionBook | Jacob Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Ascent of Man (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastChannel | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | John Else NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Adrian Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | essay-style documentary series ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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history of science ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| hasCompanionBook | The Ascent of Man (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeCount | 13 ⓘ |
| hasHost | Jacob Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrator | Jacob Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
global historical perspective
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humanistic approach to science ⓘ integration of science, art, and philosophy ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseFormat | television ⓘ |
| partOf | BBC documentary tradition ⓘ |
| presenter | Jacob Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Adrian Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| productionLocation | various international locations ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
development of human civilization
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history of science and technology ⓘ intellectual progress of humankind ⓘ relationship between science and culture ⓘ |
| theme |
evolution of human knowledge
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interaction of science and society ⓘ moral responsibility of science ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | prehistory to the 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | Jacob Bronowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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