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Series 1: 1. Second Moment of Creation (59 mins)

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  • Series 1: 1. Second Moment of Creation
    A look at the formative role art and imagination have played in the forging of humanity.
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  • Series 1: 2. How Do We Look?
    Professor Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art.
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  • Series 1: 3. Picturing Paradise
    Simon Schama explores one of our deepest artistic urges - the depiction of nature.
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  • Series 1: 4. The Eye of Faith
    Professor Mary Beard broaches the controversial topic of religion and art.
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  • Series 1: 5. The Triumph of Art
    Simon Schama examines how traditions developed in the years following the Renaissances.
    59 mins
  • Series 1: 6. First Contact
    David Olusoga shows how art was always on the frontline when distant cultures met.
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  • Series 1: 7. Radiance
    Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation in Amiens and Chartres.
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  • Series 1: 8. The Cult of Progress
    David Olusoga explores the artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century.
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  • Series 1: 9. The Vital Spark
    Simon Schama explores the fate of art in the machine- and profit-driven world.
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