Episodes 13

1

Lower Than the Angels

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May 5, 197350m

The programme follows the changes in Man as he marches out of Africa, through desert and ice age, to leave the print of his hand in a dark Spanish cave.

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The Harvest of the Seasons

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May 12, 197350m

As the ice retreats and the land flowers, Man the hunter turns to agriculture, domesticating plant and animal, imposing his will on the wild wheat and the horse.

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The Grain in the Stone

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May 19, 197350m

The wandering nomads cease their migrations and settle in townships, learning new skills.

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The Hidden Structure

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May 26, 197350m

The programme follows the beginnings of chemistry: from the techniques of ancient metallurgy in China and Japan to the mystical searchings of the alchemists.

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Music of the Spheres

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June 2, 197350m

Mathematics is a way of describing the world that we see, hear and touch.

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The Starry Messenger

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June 9, 197350m

From the earliest times, Man has looked outwards from the earth and wondered at the movements of sun, stars and planets. The programme hinges on the crisis of the scientific conscience in the person of the astronomer Galileo and in the rich cities of Venice and Rome, the scenes both of his triumph and his punishment.

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Crew 2

Directed by: Adrian Malone

Written by: Jacob Bronowski

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7

The Majestic Clockwork

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June 16, 197350m

The universe of Newton, clear, English, stately, like the music and the great buildings of his century ticking away with a fine clockwork mechanism, wisely regulated by laws. Then the quizzical world of Einstein whose direct truth and questions could turn the dignified universe upside-down in the interests of a clearer understanding. We ride with Einstein on his beam of light to end our journey in our own century.

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8

The Drive for Power

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June 23, 197350m

As political revolutions shook France and America, another quieter, yet more profound restructuring was taking place in Britain - the Industrial Revolution.

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9

The Ladder of Creation

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June 30, 197350m

How did life begin on earth? Dr Jacob Bronowski recounts the adventures of Alfred Russell Wallace, and how they triggered off the ideas of Charles Darwin.

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10

World Within World

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July 7, 197350m

Dr Jacob Bronowski tells the story of the men and ideas that gave concrete expression to the invisible, intangible structure that lies beneath all matter.

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11

Knowledge or Certainty

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July 14, 197350m

Dr Jacob Bronowski considers how the great achievement of physics in the 20th century has been to show that absolute certainty, in science or outside of it, is beyond our grasp.

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12

Generation Upon Generation

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July 21, 197350m

Dr Jacob Bronowski follows the history of genetics, from the lonely experiments of Gregor Mendel to the discovery of the structure of DNA. Should we see human sexuality as a gift?

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13

The Long Childhood

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Season Finale
July 28, 197350m

From his home, Dr Jacob Bronowski takes stock of man's complex and often precarious ascent, drawing on experiences from his own lifetime.

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