Episode of Egypt Detectives - The Mystery Of The Rebel Pharaoh
Archaeologists and scientists are providing answers to the oldest question in Egyptology: who built the pyramids? Excavators have made extraordinary finds: the actual tombs of the pyramid builders, plus large sections of their "town." Scientists have compiled details of their lives, including food, lifestyle, medical care, and even who they were.
This episode leads the viewer on a merry chase from spiritualism and belief in miracles, and ends with Sherlock Holmes. Along the way, he discusses thought transference, radio, Scottish rebels, and North Carolina pine trees, culminating in contextual perception which leads to Holmes.
Re-enactment documentary with the aid of actual footage methodically clocks through the cult’s final days, when Representative Leo Ryan of California’s 11th District arrived in Guyana with reporters and family members of People’s Temple followers to investigate continued complaints about Mr. Jones’s mistreatment of his supplicants. Just as the group was to leave, Mr. Jones’s gunmen killed Mr. Ryan and the defectors he was taking back to the United States. Cult members killed themselves later that day. [DUTCH SUBTITLES]
Is Darwin's theory of evolution right or wrong? It is a question that continues to divide some U.S. communities today. The battle to explain the very nature of our existence has raged since Darwin's groundbreaking research almost 150 years ago. Now, Naked Science puts Darwin's theory to the test by investigating his claims one by one.
Is it brain-washing or like-mindedness? What attracts followers to cults and what holds them? This special feature-length documentary infiltrates the hidden world of these secretive groups
An interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention and demonstrates how various discoveries, scientific achievements, and historical world events built off one another in an interconnected way to bring about particular aspects of modern technology
(1/3) 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.
The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World still standing and no one knows how it was built. For centuries archaeologists have been trying to figure out how ancient Egyptians moved huge stones to the top of the Pyramid.
Discover how the steam engine led to safety matches, imitation diamonds and the moon in a wild ride.
(1of4) An attempt to re-trace Alexander's conquests by following the 20,000+ mile route of his army through Asia Minor, Africa and into the heart of Asia itself
Over a thousand years ago Spain was home to Jews, Christians, and Muslims, living together and flourishing. Their culture and beliefs interwined, and the knolwedge of the ancients was gathered and reborn. Here were the very seeds of the Renaissance.
Four russian submarines were at the front line of a nuclear standoff. This little known fact it's a tale that takes you inside the heads of the Soviet submariners and their US Navy counterparts in an eyeball to eyeball confrontation
Episode of Egypt Detectives - The Mystery Of The Pyramids
Controvertial series analizing the so-called God Warriors of the 3 faiths in conflict in the middle east ... The second part looks into Muslims "warrios fo God"
Robert Winston introduces the second episode of The Story of God at the tomb of Abraham in Hebron. ‘According to the Bible the first person to believe in one God.’ Monotheism begins with a choice: God’s,’ we’re told. ‘Jews, Christians and Muslims have all had to wrestle with this demanding God’ – a God who said to Abraham, ‘Walk before me and be perfect’. Their wrestling has resulted in them coming up with some very different ideas about who this God is and what he expects of us.’
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"
Episode of Egypt Detectives - The Mystery Of The Pharaoh's Stone
Life Is No Picnic begins with an overview of the coffee consumed during WWII and 19th century theories of evolution. Burke ties these to the invention of nylon and the "Star Spangled Banner." In his usual upbeat style, he then discusses a new method of calculating astronomical dates, the death of Descartes, the Royal Society, and how jellyfish contributed to the fame of Charles Darwin.
Episode of Egypt Detectives - The Mystery Of The Animal Mummies
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