| Other author/creator | Burke, James, 1936- screenwriter, host. |
| Other author/creator | Reisz, Richard, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Lynch, John, 1965- producer. |
| Other author/creator | Davis, Carl, 1936-2023 composer. |
| Other author/creator | Sharman, Roy, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Hall, Brian, cinematographer. |
| Other author/creator | Else, Jon, 1944- cinematographer. |
| Other author/creator | Sheehan, Fintan, cinematographer. |
| Other author/creator | Sleigh, Bob, cinematographer. |
| Other author/creator | British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service production company. |
| Other author/creator | RKO Pictures (1978-1987) production company. |
| Other author/creator | Canale 5 (Firm), production company. |
| Other author/creator | France 3 cinéma (Firm) production company. |
| Other author/creator | Yleisradio Oy, production company. |
| Other author/creator | Ambrose Video Publishing production company. |
| Contents |
v. 1. The way we are : it started with the Greeks (55 min.) ; In the light of the above : Medieval conflict : faith and reason (55 min.) -- v. 2. Point of view : scientific imagination in the Renaissance (55 min.) ; A matter of fact : printing transforms knowledge (55 min.) -- v. 3. Infinitely reasonable : science revises the heavens (55 min.) ; Credit where it's due : factory & marketplace revolution (55 min.) -- v. 4. What the doctor ordered : social impacts of new medical knowledge (55 min.) ; Fit to rule : Darwin's revolution (55 min.) -- v. 5. Making waves : new physics : Newton revised (55 min.) ; Worlds without end : changing knowledge, changing reality (55 min.). |
| Abstract |
This series traces the major advances in knowledge in Western civilization since the Greeks, and demonstrates how our view of the world changes as our knowledge develops. |
| General note | Originally produced for television, 1985-1986. |
| Credits | Photography, Brian Hall, John Else, Fintan Sheehan, Bob Sleigh ; editor, Roy Sharman ; theme music, Carl Davis. |
| Performer |
Host, James Burke. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Closed-captioned. |
| Awards note | Booklist Nonprint Editor's Choice; National Educational Film Festival; Columbus International Film & Video Festival; Chicago International Film Festival. |
| Genre/form | Television programs Great Britain. |
| Genre/form | Documentary television programs. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction television programs. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Television programs Great Britain. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Other title |
Day the universe changed. |
| Other title | Way we are. |
| Other title | In the light of the above. |
| Other title | Point of view. |
| Other title | Matter of fact. |
| Other title | Infinitely reasonable. |
| Other title | Credit where it's due. |
| Other title | What the doctor ordered. |
| Other title | Fit to rule. |
| Other title | Making waves. |
| Other title | Worlds without end. |
| UPC |
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| UPC |
739815004384 (v. 1) |
| UPC |
739815004391 (v. 2) |
| UPC |
739815004407 (v. 3) |
| UPC |
739815004414 (v. 4) |
| UPC |
739815004421 (v. 5) |