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The Skin of Our Teeth
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Sir Kenneth Clark begins his classic 1969 series by looking at how European art survived the Dark Ages after the fall of Rome. He travels from Byzantine Ravenna to the Celtic Hebrides, examining aqueducts, cathedrals, the lives of the Vikings and of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Writer | Kenneth Clark |
Narrator | Kenneth Clark |
Director | Michael Gill |
Producer | Michael Gill |
Producer | Peter Montagnon |
Composer | Edwin Astley |
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Feb 1969 20:15大象传媒 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Fri 1 Jul 1983 20:00大象传媒 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Sat 9 Oct 1993 14:05大象传媒 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Mon 12 Jan 2004 22:50
- Tue 22 Feb 2005 19:10
- Wed 9 Feb 2011 22:00大象传媒 HD
- Sun 13 Feb 2011 18:25大象传媒 HD
- Sun 21 Apr 2024 21:10
- Mon 22 Apr 2024 02:50
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