Learning on ScreenTriumph of the West (13 Parts)
- Synopsis
- Series tracing the story of western civilisation and looking at the impact it continues to have on the rest of the world.
1: Visits China, Japan and India, where western forces remain far stronger than anything left by the legacy of imperialism.
2: Shows that religious beliefs are still a significant force even in a secular age.
3: Although Charlemagne, St Benedict and Martin Luther all contributed to the history of Europe, people only learned gradually to think of themselves as Europeans.
4: The crusades against Islam, which marked an important stage in the evolution of an aggressive Christian Europe.
5: The spread of Byzantine Christianity through Western Europe and Russia, and the impact of the Islamic Ottoman Turks.
6: The process of Western expansion towards the New World from the 15th to 17th centuries.
7: Contemptuous attitudes of the conquistadors towards native cultures of Central and South America and of Northern European Protestants as they colonised North America.
8: Scientific and intellectual ferment.
9: Political ideas.
10: Idealism of the British turned against them.
11: China and the cultural choice.
12: Economic failure and the collapse of Western empires.
13: The reassertion of Japan. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 13 x 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1985
- Availability
- Sale; 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £390.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- European history
Credits
- Writer
- John Roberts
- Cast
John Roberts
Sections
- Title
- Dangerous gifts
- Synopsis
- 1: Visits China, Japan and India, where western forces remain far stronger than anything left by the legacy of imperialism.
- Title
- New direction, A
- Synopsis
- 2: Shows that religious beliefs are still a significant force even in a secular age.
- Title
- Heart of the West, The
- Synopsis
- 3: Although Charlemagne, St Benedict and Martin Luther all contributed to the history of Europe, people only learned gradually to think of themselves as Europeans.
- Title
- Islam: the world’s debate
- Synopsis
- 4: The crusades against Islam, which marked an important stage in the evolution of an aggressive Christian Europe.
- Title
- East of Europe
- Synopsis
- 5: The spread of Byzantine Christianity through Western Europe and Russia, and the impact of the Islamic Ottoman Turks.
- Title
- Age of exploration, The
- Synopsis
- 6: The process of Western expansion towards the New World from the 15th to 17th centuries.
- Title
- New worlds
- Synopsis
- 7: Contemptuous attitudes of the conquistadors towards native cultures of Central and South America and of Northern European Protestants as they colonised North America.
- Title
- Age of light
- Synopsis
- 8: Scientific and intellectual ferment.
- Title
- Monuments to progress
- Synopsis
- 9: Political ideas.
- Title
- India: the ironies of Empire
- Synopsis
- 10: Idealism of the British turned against them.
- Title
- East is red, The
- Synopsis
- 11: China and the cultural choice.
- Title
- Decline of the West
- Synopsis
- 12: Economic failure and the collapse of Western empires.
- Title
- Capitulations
- Synopsis
- 13: The reassertion of Japan.
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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