BBC Civilisation 01of13 HDTV x264 AC3 MVGroup 1969

This is the re-mastered version converted from the original 35mm film to BluRay and recently broadcast on BBC HD.

In 1966 BBC Television embarked on its most ambitious documentary series to date. The eminent art historian Lord Clark was commissioned to write and present an epic examination of Western European culture, defining what he considered to be the crucial phases of its development. Civilisation: A Personal View by Lord Clark would be more than two years in the making, with filming in over 100 locations across 13 countries. The lavish series was hailed as a masterpiece when it was first transmitted in 1969.

From the fall of the Roman Empire to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, Clark's compelling narrative is accompanied by breathtaking colour photography of Europe's greatest landmarks. This 'history of ideas as illustrated by art and music' remains the benchmark for the numerous programmes it inspired.

Part 1. The Skin of Our Teeth
In this programme, Kenneth Clark looks at the Dark Ages. Travelling from Byzantine Ravenna to the Celtic Hebrides, from the Vikings to Charlemagne's chapel at Aachen, he unravels the extraordinary story of how European ideas and art survived this period.

BBC Site 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074r2x

Technical Spec
Source: HDTV
Video Codec: x264 CABAC
Video Bitrate: 2900 Kbps
Video Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Video Resolution: 960x720
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192 Kbps CBR 48KHz
Audio Channels: 2
Run-Time: 50mins
Framerate: 25FPS
Number of Parts: 13
Part Size: 1.06 GB
Subtitles: merged

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