Robert Winston explores how belief in God has been challenged in the modern world by secular ideas, in particular science. The programme looks at how, as science expanded, God retreated. He became ‘the God of the gaps’, occupying those parts of the Universe that were unexplored and unexplained, that science hadn’t got around to yet.
(3/3) Egyptologist Dr. Bob Brier explains how mummies have been made, from King Tut to Lenin to Eva Peron, ... and describes his work applying ancient mummification techniques to a modern-day cadaver. Brier also uses Hollywood film clips and trips to medievel catacombs to explore mummies' enduring mystique and their grip on our imagination.
Is the Bible the Word of God? Why is the Bible full of Contradictions? This documentary explores questions at the heart of the great Christian faith in a fair open-minded fashion. Professor Robert Beckford search for the sources, styles and tries to answer that findamental question "Who Wrote the Bible"
Controvertial series analizing the so-called God Warriors of the 3 faiths in conflict in the middle east ... The third and last episode looks into the chistian right movement in the EUA
A close look into the life of the common citizen of the Roman Empire by the hand of historian and ex-Monty Python Terry Jones
How was life in ancient Egypt? Historian Terry Jones (former Monty Python) show us what life may have been like to the ordinary people in ancient Egypt With good humor and equally good academic knowledge Jones bypasses the pharaohs to focus in the life of the regular people in ancient times
ROME, The Power and Glory For over a thousand years, Rome was the centre of the known world. One of the most glorious empires in history, she brought to her subjects a common language, shared culture, and for some wealth beyond imagination.
The one-hour documentary examines the possible causes behind Egypt's downfall. Select images from NASA, along with global climate models and mapping reveal how changes half a world away triggered a chain of events that destroyed ancient Egypt.
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