Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | Controlling The Universe | 20060405 | 20110529 (BBC7) 20120501 (BBC7) 20130605 (BBC7) 20140726 (BBC7) 20160222 (BBC7) 20171021 (BBC7) 20190714 (BBC7) 20210507 (BBC7) 20210508 (BBC7) 20210509 (BBC7) 20230121 (BBC7) 20240916 (BBC7) 20070709 (R4) | Chris Addison goes on a journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation and explains exactly what we need to create a new one. In the opening episode, he investigates the notion of a controllable universe. Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern) Jo Enright Dan Tetsell The thinking idiot's anthropologist reveals what's next in the future of mankind. With Geoffrey McGivern. |
02 | Cities And Laws | 20060412 | 20110605 (BBC7) 20120508 (BBC7) 20130612 (BBC7) 20140823 (BBC7) 20160229 (BBC7) 20171028 (BBC7) 20190721 (BBC7) 20210514 (BBC7) 20230128 (BBC7) 20240923 (BBC7) 20070716 (R4) | What are the flaws in the urban democratic system? Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, Chris Addison explains exactly what we need to create a new one. Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern) Jo Enright Dan Tetsell The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains flaws in the urban democratic system. With Geoffrey McGivern. |
03 | A Working Society | 20060419 | 20120515 (BBC7) 20130619 (BBC7) 20140830 (BBC7) 20160307 (BBC7) 20171104 (BBC7) 20190728 (BBC7) 20230204 (BBC7) 20240930 (BBC7) 20070723 (R4) | Charting our bumpy evolution, Chris Addison explains why he chose to spell civilisation with a Z. Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, the thinking-idiot's anthropologist explains exactly what we need to create a new one. Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern) Jo Enright Dan Tetsell The thinking idiot's anthropologist charts the bumpy evolution of the Western world. With Dan Tetsell. |
04 LAST | A Sense Of Identity | 20060426 | 20110619 (BBC7) 20120522 (BBC7) 20130626 (BBC7) 20140906 (BBC7) 20160314 (BBC7) 20171111 (BBC7) 20190804 (BBC7) 20210528 (BBC7) 20230211 (BBC7) 20241007 (BBC7) 20070730 (R4) | Chris Addison reveals how 'culture' gives a civilisation a sense of identity, and Professor Herring tells all about a conference on deckchairs Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, the thinking-idiot's anthropologist explains exactly what we need to create a new one. Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern) Jo Enright Dan Tetsell The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains how mankind makes society function. With Dan Tetsell. |