| The Ascent of Man | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Developed by | David Attenborough |
| Directed by | Adrian Malone, Dick Gilling, Mick Jackson, David Caird Paterson and David John Kennard |
| Presented by | Jacob Bronowski |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Adrian Malone and Dick Gilling |
| Production location | Worldwide (27 countries) |
| Running time | 676 minutes (52 minutes per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Release | 5 May 1973 |
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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 Polish-British mathematician and historian of science Jacob Bronowski, who also authored a book adaptation. 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. The programme began broadcasting on BBC2 at 9 pm on Saturday, 5 May 1973[1] and was released in the US 7 January 1975.[2] To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the documentary was again broadcast on BBC4 in the Summer of 2023.
- ^ The Ascent of Man: 1: Lower than the Angels Radio Times: Issue 2582, 1973-05-03.
- ^ IMDB release info