The Ascent of Man

The Ascent of Man

The Long Childhood (1x13)

Show finale

Air date: Jul 28, 1973

In this final program Bronowski - poet, playwright, mathematician, philosopher - draws together many threads of the series. He takes stock of man's complex, sometimes precarious, ascent. Argues that man's growth to self-knowledge is the longest childhood of all.

  • Premiered: May 1973
  • Episodes: 13
  • Followers: 8
  • Ended
  • BBC Two
  • Saturday