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The series was a major new docudrama series produced by the BBC for the Autumn 2005 schedule. [1]"The whole idea behind the series was to be able to discover Ancient Egypt through the eyes of Howard Carter – famous for uncovering the tomb of Tutankhamun; The Great Belzoni – an amazing adventurer and explorer; and the scholar Jean-François Champollion, who was the first to decipher the ...
Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher, also known as The Story of Egypt, is a British documentary television miniseries about ancient Egypt, written and presented by Egyptologist and educator Joann Fletcher. The series first aired on BBC Two from 4 to 25 January 2016. [2]
Isis starred Joanna Cameron as Andrea Thomas, a science teacher at Larkspur High School who found an ancient mystical gold amulet, the "Tutmose amulet", on an archeological dig in Egypt. The Isiac amulet, which resembled the headdress of Hathor, had originally belonged to Queen Hatshepsut, an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh. The amulet gave the wearer ...
Chasing Mummies: The Amazing Adventures of Zahi Hawass is a reality television series that aired on The History Channel in the United States. Produced by Boutique TV, the series depicted the adventures of archaeologist and Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass and his discoveries in Egypt as he is followed by young archeological fellows and a camera crew.
The series was generally poorly received despite the impressive cast. The series also managed to produce a number of complaints due to the instances of nudity in the series. [3] The Cleopatras was novelised by Mackie in 1983 as a tie in with the series. The title and incidental music was written and composed by Nick Bicât. [4]
John Lewis Romer (born 30 September 1941, in Surrey, England) is a British Egyptologist, historian and archaeologist.He has created and appeared in many TV archaeology series, including Romer's Egypt, Ancient Lives, Testament, The Seven Wonders of the World, Byzantium: The Lost Empire and Great Excavations: The Story of Archaeology.
Archaeologist Howard Carter (Max Irons) stumbles upon evidence of an undiscovered tomb of one of Egypt's forgotten Pharaohs, Tutankhamun. His peers, however, dismiss the idea, save for one man: the wealthy Lord Carnarvon (Sam Neill), a born gambler and thrill-seeker, who agrees to fund Carter's digs.
Joann Fletcher (born 30 August 1966) is an Egyptologist and an honorary visiting professor in the department of archaeology at the University of York.She has published a number of books and academic articles, including several on Cleopatra, and made numerous television and radio appearances.