Plot
Nigel Spivey reveals how the images which surround us today come from the ancient world. It's an epic journey spanning five continents and a hundred thousand years of history.
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Status
Ended
First Aired Date
May 26, 2005
Last Aired Date
June 24, 2005
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Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
6
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Season 1
2005|6 Episodes
Dr. Spivey takes viewers on a quest to comprehend mankind's unique capacity to understand and explain the world through artistic symbols. Speaking in colorful, non-technical language and aided by state-of-the-art computer graphics, Spivey explores the latest thinking by historians, neuroscientists and psychologists regarding the deep-seated and universal human desire to create art.
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