S1E4 - Civilisations

Documentary · Tring History

Professor Mary Beard broaches the controversial, sometimes dangerous, topic of religion and art. For millennia, art has inspired religion as much as religion has inspired art. Yet there are fundamental problems, which all religions share, in making god or gods visible in the human world. Mary Beard visits sacred sites across the world to examine the contested boundaries between religion and art.

Next airings

• Friday, 21 Aug 10:35 – 11:40

Tring History →