The Ascent of Man

TV Mini Series
1973
50m

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An account of man's development through his scientific and technological achievements.An account of man's development through his scientific and technological achievements.An account of man's development through his scientific and technological achievements.

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8.8/10

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total

Episodes13

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Jacob Bronowski

Self - Presenter

Joss Ackland

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Roy Dotrice

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Stefan Bor-Grajewicz

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Trivia
For the initial broadcast of the program, each segment had an epilogue by a very young Anthony Hopkins, who once was a student of Dr. Bronowski's.

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Featured in Television: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1985)

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Written by Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason and David Gilmour
Performed by Pink Floyd

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10/10

UNIQUE

I first watched this on PBS when I was twenty-years old and every week, I settled in to see this amazing and thought-provoking essay. It is, a unique and wonderful journey into the heart and soul of the human plane of existence. Now, 68 I watch the shows as I did back then (*well, "binge watching lite") and still have that same exuberant feeling of unapologetic joy. There will never be another series created with so many moments of introspection on the viewer's part. To call it a masterpiece is justly deserved, but it will forever be a monument of educational television broadcasting.