I’VE BEEN RE-WATCHING CIVILISATION, a series of TV programs narrated by the late Kenneth
Clark. He was British, hence the use of ‘s’
rather than our American ‘z’.
The series first aired in Great Britain in 1969,
the same year I left Fowlerville High with a diploma in my hand and a head full
of high hopes. The programs were later broadcast on American public television
in the 1970s, which is where and when I first viewed them.
Clark also produced a book of the same title
as an accompaniment to his documentary. Years ago, after seeing the shows, I
purchased a copy, read it, and from time to time have returned to its pages for
reference and research or simple enjoyment.
