Civilisation; 10; The Smile of Reason Filler: Interview with Harry S. Ashmore

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Series
Civilisation
Episode Number
10
Segment
The Smile of Reason Filler: Interview with Harry S. Ashmore
Producing Organization
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/512-v69862cf47
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Description
Series Description
Civilisation is Sir Kenneth Clark's monumental 13-part series on Western man and his cultural achievements. Each of the 13 episodes in the series runs approximately 52 minutes. Therefore, NET provided fillers in the form of pertinent interviews conducted by James Day, president of NET. In each, the interview seeks a modern context for the thesis of the program.
Segment Description
Society, elitism and current morality are probed by Harry S. Ashmore, president of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions and author of The negro and the Schools and An Epitaph for Dixie. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Broadcast Date
1970-12-09
Asset type
Segment
Genres
Interview
Topics
Social Issues
History
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Interviewee: Ashmore, Harry S.
Interviewer: Day, James
Producing Organization: National Educational Television and Radio Center
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 166599-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Duration: 0:57:28
Library of Congress
Identifier: 166599-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape: Quad
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Duration: 0:57:28
Library of Congress
Identifier: 166599-5 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: Color
Duration: 0:57:28
Library of Congress
Identifier: 166599-7 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
Library of Congress
Identifier: 166599-6 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
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Citations
Chicago: “Civilisation; 10; The Smile of Reason Filler: Interview with Harry S. Ashmore,” 1970-12-09, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 16, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-v69862cf47.
MLA: “Civilisation; 10; The Smile of Reason Filler: Interview with Harry S. Ashmore.” 1970-12-09. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 16, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-v69862cf47>.
APA: Civilisation; 10; The Smile of Reason Filler: Interview with Harry S. Ashmore. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-v69862cf47