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- StarsKeith DavidPeter EganJohn ShrapnelEGYPT'S GOLDEN EMPIRE comes to life through letters and records evoking the passion and riches of a time when Egypt was the center of the known world, its Pharaohs called gods, and great cities, temples and tombs built.
- DirectorCiara ByrneJames HawesStarsGlynis BrooksKeith DavidNicole DouekAkhenaten and his wife Nefertiti create a new cult of sun worship. Is it a pious statement of faith or a vainglorious sign of vanity?
- 20011h 48mTV-PG7.5 (23)TV EpisodeDirectorCiara ByrneJames HawesStarsGlynis BrooksKeith DavidNicole DouekEgypt was occupied by foreigners except for a narrow strip of land around a town called Thebes. The capital and its royal family had fallen on hard times. But one local family was determined to revive it--the king of Thebes and his two young sons Ahmose and Kamose, who became freedom fighters, liberators of Egypt.
- 200156mTV-PG6.9 (16)TV EpisodeDirectorCiara ByrneJames HawesStarsGlynis BrooksKeith DavidNicole DouekDuring the reign of Amenhotep III, Egypt was the center for culture and learning in the ancient world. Egypt had reached dizzying heights, but it stood on the brink of a devastating fall.
- StarsAlastair SookeZahi HawassSalima IkramIn this 3 part series Alistair Sooke visits 30 great treasures of Egyptian art, some in Egypt either in situ or in the Cairo Museum, others in museums elsewhere.
- StarsBernard HillAlain AswaniJeremy SistoEach of the four separate episodes -rather independent chapters- presents some of the findings of Egyptology, largely in the form of realistically presented docudrama, a splendid spectacle by peplum-standards, yet unusually true and hence surprising for non-specialist viewers in various details. Remarkable is the revealed contrast between the image-building clichés presented by the official, mostly monumental sources, glorifying deified pharaohs' glorious reign and triumphs and 'celestial' deities, and the more mundane reality, deduced largely from other archaeological findings, showing more human vices, misery, crime...
- StarsAndrew SachsNeji NejahElliot CowanDramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
- DirectorBenjamin EicherTimo Joh. MayerStarsFelix WuerglerGlen McCreadyJavier FernandezA look at the pyramids, pharaohs, mummification, the Sphinx, hieroglyphs and gods like never before in this stereoscopic journey in full 3D.
- StarsEhab FazeiFor almost 3000 years, ancient Egypt was the dominant civilization in the Mediterranean World. Many monuments and archaeological treasures unearthed, stand as the testament to the complexity of Egyptian life and its traditions. What can we learn from the story of the Hebrews and the Gods of Ancient Egypt?
- DirectorJonathan StampStarsAbdalla MahmoudHisham AbdullahMohamed AwadBased on the latest archaeological discoveries and combining dramatic reconstruction, location shooting and state-of-the-art CGI computer effects, this film travels back in time to reveal how the mighty structure of the Great Pyramid was built.
- StarsJoann FletcherDr. Joann Fletcher investigates in this set of two documentaries, what life and death were like for the normal person 3500 years ago in Egypt.
- 2009– 42mTV-PG6.8 (7)TV EpisodeThe Great Pyramid is not only a Wonder of the Ancient World but was also the world's tallest man-made structure for 3,800 years. Egyptians built this and more with only manpower. Engineering experts work to decode construction the way the ancients did it.
- StarsKent WeeksIn the Valley of the Kings a discovery could change our view of the Bible forever. Rameses II was the pharaoh of the Exodus, whose firstborn son died during the 10th plague. New evidence suggests the heir may have been killed by something more sinister.
- 2009– 43mTV-PG6.7 (6)TV EpisodeStarsKent WeeksIn the Valley of the Kings lie tombs of some of the greatest Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. After 3000 years the secrets of how the Ancient Egyptian craftsmen managed to build such an elaborate subterranean world are being unearthed.
- For thousands of years the tombs of ancient Egypt have concealed a secret world; buried deep within are millions of mummies. These are not pharaohs' mummies but preserved animal mummies. Why did the Egyptians preserve their animals as they did kings?
- When the tomb of King Tut was found in 1922, many believed the Valley of the Kings had given up all it's secrets. Now, archaeologists have found a new tomb just a few metres away. We will follow the experts as they discover just what, or who, lies inside.
- Dr Vassil Dobrev sets out to discover the truth about the Sphinx. Does it really represent the pharaoh Khafre? Using scientific techniques, Vassil finds a different explanation. That the Sphinx was created by a by a pharaoh that history forgot: Djedefre.
- Two former FBI agents take on their coldest case yet: the death of Tutankhamun. Using cutting edge science they spend almost four years investigating. Will a CT scan of his mummy finally reveal a cause of death? Was Tut murdered?
- DirectorDeAgostini EditoreStarsZahi HawassFamous Egyptologist, Zahi Hawass takes us on an incredible intimate journey into exclusive never-before-seen excavation sites in Ancient Egypt. The spectator is live at the center of the discovery as tombs are opened only for our cameras, and the mysteries of Egyptian culture are revealed.
- DirectorBen MoleStarsDemetri GoritsasMansour BoraikPeter Brand
- StarsDan CruickshankDocumentary series in which Dan Cruickshank explores some of the most intriguing stories from Ancient Egypt.
- DirectorClive MaltbyStarsDan McSherryJohn ShrapnelAt the dawn of history, the ancient Egyptians first showed the world how to ... all » build the impossible. In an age before machines, when copper was the strongest metal yet discovered, great Pharaohs like Khufu and Ramses II demonstrated how boundless ambition and vast quantities of human labor could transform limestone and granite into some of the most incredible monuments ever created the spectacular tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the mysterious Sphinx of Giza, the iconic Great Pyramid and more. Uncover the secrets of Ancient Egypt's pharaohs, engineers and architects and watch as cutting-edge computer modeling recreates the stunning monuments these visionaries built. It's an impressive look at the greatest architecture of the greatest civilization in the history of Africa and perhaps the world.
- DirectorChris GormlieThink of Ancient Egypt and you think of the great Pyramids at Giza - but these incredible structures are not the only treasures left to us by a truly remarkable civilization. This program visits, explores and restores such wonders as the Temples at Al Karnak and Luxor, the Temple at Abu Simnel and more.