Plot: Belief in the divinity of nature, Clark argues, usurped Christianity's position as the chief creative force in Western civilisation and ushered in the Romantic movement. Here Clark visits Tintern Abbey, the Alps, and there discusses the landscapes of Turner and Constable

Civilisation - Season 1 - The Worship of Nature (Episode 11)
Episode Aired On:
Sunday, May 4 1969
56 years ago
Sunday, May 4 1969
56 years ago