Science & Nature
The Ascent of Man
A true TV landmark. Dr Jacob Bronowski’s epic series unravelling of the making of mankind that spellbound audiences in the 1970s.
1. Lower than the Angels (49 mins)
- 1. Lower than the AngelsJacob Bronowski opens the first programme at the Great Rift Valley of East Africa.49 mins
- 2. The Harvest of the SeasonsJacob Bronowski looks at mankind's move from nomadic pasturage to settled agriculture.49 mins
- 3. The Grain in the StoneJacob Bronowski discovers the origins of science in the interaction of hand and brain.50 mins
- 4. The Hidden StructureJacob Bronowski examines man's probing of the hidden structure below the visible world.49 mins
- 5. Music of the SpheresDr Bronowski gives his own novel proof of Pythagoras' famous theorem.49 mins
- 6. The Starry MessengerDr Jacob Bronowski looks at the life, work and trial of Galileo.49 mins
- 7. The Majestic ClockworkDr Jacob Bronowski explores how Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein are connected by light.50 mins
- 8. The Drive for PowerDr Jacob Bronowski reflects on the Industrial Revolution.49 mins
- 9. The Ladder of CreationDr Jacob Bronowski recounts the adventures of Alfred Russell Wallace and Charles Darwin.49 mins
- 10. World within WorldThe ideas that gave expression to the invisible, intangible structure beneath all matter.50 mins
- 11. Knowledge or Certainty?Dr Jacob Bronowski considers how absolute certainty is beyond our grasp.50 mins
- 12. Generation upon GenerationDr Jacob Bronowski traces the history of genetics, from Gregor Mendel to DNA.49 mins
- 13. The Long ChildhoodDr Jacob Bronowski takes stock of man's complex and often precarious ascent.50 mins
