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The Ascent of Man is a 13-part British documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first broadcast in 1973; it was written and presented by British mathematician and historian of science Jacob Bronowski. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series Civilisation, the series received acclaim for Bronowski's highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long, elegant monologues and its extensive location shoots.
Original Release
05/05/1973 on BBC
US Release
01/07/1975
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jacob Bronowski | Self - Presenter |
Roy Dotrice | Quotations |
Stefan Bor-Grajewicz | Self |
Bob Grimes | Quotations (voice) / Quotations |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Lower Than the Angels | Saturday, 05 May 1973 |
2 | The Harvest of the Seasons | Saturday, 12 May 1973 |
3 | The Grain in the Stone | Saturday, 19 May 1973 |
4 | The Hidden Structure | Saturday, 26 May 1973 |
5 | Music of the Spheres | Saturday, 02 June 1973 |
6 | The Starry Messenger | Saturday, 09 June 1973 |
7 | The Majestic Clockwork | Saturday, 16 June 1973 |
8 | The Drive for Power | Saturday, 23 June 1973 |
9 | The Ladder of Creation | Saturday, 30 June 1973 |
10 | World Within World | Saturday, 07 July 1973 |
11 | Knowledge or Certainty | Saturday, 14 July 1973 |
12 | Generation Upon Generation | Saturday, 21 July 1973 |
13 | The Long Childhood | Saturday, 28 July 1973 |
Directors
Mick Jackson, Dick Gilling, Adrian Malone, David Kennard
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jacob Bronowski | Self - Presenter |
Roy Dotrice | Quotations |
Stefan Bor-Grajewicz | Self |
Bob Grimes | Quotations (voice) / Quotations |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mick Jackson | Producer |
David Kennard | Producer |
Adrian Malone | Producer |
Dick Gilling | Producer |
David Paterson | Producer |