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Egypt [videorecording] : rediscovering a lost world / a BBC/Discovery/ZDF/France 2 co-production ; series producer, Paul Bradshaw ; directed by Ferdinand Fairfax. DVD

Egypt. / DVD (other title)
Cowan, Elliot. (Added Author). Fairfax, Ferdinand. (Added Author). Graham, Stuart. (Added Author). Kelly, Matthew. (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

Relive ancient Egypt through the eyes of three of its greatest explorers. The ancient and recent past are skillfully interwoven, bringing to life the 19th century explorers, code breakers, and adventurers who risked everything.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419829173
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York] : BBC Video ; [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast on BBC television between 2004 and 2005.
Special features: Nile: crocodiles and kings; Fact pages and timeline.
Title from container.
Formatted Contents Note:
The search for Tutankhamun -- The curse of Tutankhamun -- The pharaoh and the showman -- The temple of the sands -- The mystery of the Rosetta Stone -- The secrets of the hieroglyphs.
Participant or Performer Note:
Episode 5 & 6 cast: Ellit Cowan, Stuart Bunce, Louis Waymouth, Christopher Good, Hugh Ross, Tania Emery.
Episodes 1 & 2 cast: Stuart Graham, Julian Wadham, Caroline Langrishe, Alexandra Weaver, Laurence Fox, William Hope, Valentine Pelka.
Episodes 3 & 4 cast: Matthew Kelly, Lynsey Baxter, Nevan Finegan, Joseph Long, Robert Protal, Fuman Dar, Richard Dempsey, Kevork Malikyan.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced); MCPS stereo.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Subject: Tutankhamen, King of Egypt.
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778-1823.
Carter, Howard, 1874-1939.
Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832.
Temple of Seti I (Abydos, Egypt)
Egyptian language > Writing, Hieroglyphic.
Egyptologists > Drama.
Egypt > Antiquities > Drama.
Genre: Adventure television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Old Fort Branch Library DVD 932.2 EGY 2 DISCS (Text) 37810434504865 Adult Video Available -
Rutherford County Library DVD Egy (Text) 38801101762406 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -