Inspired by Lord Clark’s landmark series Civilisation , this new four-part series follows artist and critic Matthew Collings as he makes a more personal selection of the greatest artistic moments and monuments of history - from the ancient Greeks to modern times - to examine how they have shaped our world. Collings embarks on an epic journey, to stunning locations across Europe, Egypt, China and the United States, to explore the changing and often complicated ways in which cultures of the past have shaped our civilisation. The first programme, Ye Gods , looks at the debt we owe to religion.

Saturday 24 November 2007
8:00pm