Civilisation S1E10 — The Smile of Reason

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Civilisation•Season 1•Episode 10

The Smile of Reason

8.0/10 · 56 votesApr 27, 196950 min

Ranked #7 of 13 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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Here Clark discusses the Age of Enlightenment tracing it from the polite conversations in the elegant Parisian salons of eighteenth-century, through the subsequent revolutionary politics to the great European palaces of Blenheim and Versailles finally to Jefferson's Monticello.

Directed byMichael Gill

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Seasons1

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Season 1 Episodes13

E1 7.9

The Skin of Our Teeth

E2 8.2

The Great Thaw

E3 8.1

Romance and Reality

E4 8.1

Man: The Measure of all Things

E5 8.1

The Hero as Artist

E6 7.9

Protest and Communication

E7 7.9

Grandeur and Obedience

E8 7.9

The Light of Experience

E9 7.6

The Pursuit of Happiness

E10 8.0Now viewing

The Smile of Reason

E11 8.0

The Worship of Nature

E12 8.2

The Fallacies of Hope

E13 8.3

Heroic Materialism

Cast1

Kenneth Clark

Himself - Host

Crew1

Michael Gill

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Smile of Reason" is episode 10 of Civilisation season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 56 votes, ranking #7 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Michael Gill, it aired on April 27, 1969.

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