On the site Tv-time wonder writer Henrik Petersson why SVT is hiding from the BBC series ”Civilisation”. It is a legitimate question. The current time for the cultural history of the documentary series is Saturday nights at 21.50 on the knowledge channel, in addition, under the tortuous name of ” the history of Civilization – the creation of man”. Petersson neatly sums up our program's approach: ”the astounding, exhilarating and knowledge producing”. Currently, therefore, wasted on the single groggsömniga lördagsfirare.
”Civilisation” is also a reminder of the dividing lines between the american and british public service in the genre of cultural history. When was even an educational american major who does not drowns in his own case in utröstningar, skits or competitions? On Hans Villius time? In anticipation of a american renaissance for the genre recommended this liberating ambitious explorations among the clash of taxes, with professors Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Simon Schama.