Civilisations: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Civilisations explores the visual culture of societies from around the globe, revealing alongside the magnificent objects made in the West the wealth of treasures created by other cultures, from the landscape scrolls of classical China and the sculpture of the Olmecs to African bronzes, Japanese prints and Mughal miniatures.

Series details

• Title: Civilisations
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2018-03-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-03-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 34897
• IMDb ID: tt7104930
• TVDB ID: 342744

Cast and credited roles

• Simon Schama — Presenter
• Mary Beard — Presenter
• David Olusoga — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-03-01; final listed air date 2018-03-01; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Civilisations on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.