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Seminal BBC series Civilization (1969) to be aired in HD this February

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/20/kenneth-clark-civilisation-bbc-hd

If you havent seen this series this would be a great chance to catch it. Hopefully they don't mess up the transfer like what was done to The World at War.

Here is the wiki on the series for those who have not heard of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilisation_\(TV_series\)

edit: The series is spelled Civilisation not Civilization. I'm used to spelling it the other way due to the video game.

Posted Jan 25, 2011, 9:16 PM UTC · edited

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kabuli•

It's spelled that way because it is British, like program is spelled programme across the pond.

Thanks for posting this. I remember watching this as a kid.

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nuttyalmond•

When a documentary is named 'Civilisation', I expect insight into the contributions of the Chinese, Indian and Islamic empires. Europe didn't just 'become' a superpower. It had to borrow knowledge from its neighbours to bounce back from the Middle Ages.

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