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1) Civilisation. The complete series: a personal view by Kenneth Clark

Publisher

BBC America

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

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Art historian Sir Kenneth Clark presents an epic examination of Western European culture, defining what he considers to be the crucial phases of its development. This lavish series was hailed as a masterpiece when it was broadcast in 1969. Disc One: Program 1: "Skin of our Teeth" looks at the Dark Ages; the six-hundred years following the fall of the Roman Empire. / Program 2: "Great Thaw" traces the re-awakening of European civilization in the...

2) The Shaw Collection

Series

BBC Video classics
Shaw collection

Publisher

Not Supplied

Pub. Date

1989.

Language

English

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One night, a frightened Swiss soldier of fortune climbs into the bedroom of a young Bulgarian girl and soon deflates her romantic notions about love and valor. The bonus play is set in 1796 at an inn where Napoleon rests at the start of his conquest of Italy.