The Ascent of Man (1973)
- Genre: Documentary
- First Air Date: 1973-05-05
- Last Air Date: 1973-07-28
- Total Seasons: 1
- Total Episodes: 13
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 50 min.
- Production Company: BBC TV
- Network: BBC Two
The Ascent of Man is a thirteen-part documentary television series produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films first transmitted in 1973, written and presented by Jacob Bronowski. Intended as a series of "personal view" documentaries in the manner of Kenneth Clark's 1969 series Civilisation, the series received acclaim for Bronowski's highly informed but eloquently simple analysis, his long unscripted monologues and its extensive location shoots.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Lower Than the Angels | 1973-05-05 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Harvest of the Seasons | 1973-05-12 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Grain in the Stone | 1973-05-19 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Hidden Structure | 1973-05-26 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Music of the Spheres | 1973-06-02 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Starry Messenger | 1973-06-09 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Majestic Clockwork | 1973-06-16 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | The Drive for Power | 1973-06-23 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | The Ladder of Creation | 1973-06-30 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | World Within World | 1973-07-07 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Knowledge or Certainty | 1973-07-14 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Generation Upon Generation | 1973-07-21 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Long Childhood | 1973-07-28 | 50 min |