The Ascent of Man Stream and Watch Online

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Below, you’ll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services – including rental, purchase, and subscription options – along with the availability of "The Ascent of Man" on each platform. Now, before we get into the ways and means of how you can watch "The Ascent of Man" right now, here are some particulars about the BBC Two show.

Originally premiering May 5th, 1973, "The Ascent of Man" stars Jacob Bronowski. The series runs 1 season(s), and has a score of 82 (out of 100) on TMDB, which assembled reviews from 17 top people.

Interested in knowing what the series is about? Here’s the plot: "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."

"The Ascent of Man" is currently available to stream via subscription, rental, or purchase on and Discovery+ Amazon Channel .