Egypt (2005)

Genre

docudrama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series dramatizes key moments in the history of Egyptology. It follows archaeologists like Howard Carter and Jean-Francois Champollion as they make major discoveries. The show focuses on their quests and the people behind the finds.

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What happens

Egypt is a BBC television docudrama serial portraying events in the history of Egyptology from the 18th through early 20th centuries. It originally aired on Sunday nights at 9 pm on BBC1 in 2005. The first two episodes explored the work of Howard Carter and his archaeological quest in Egypt in the early part of the twentieth century. The next two episodes focused on the eccentric explorer "The Great Belzoni" played here by Matthew Kelly. The final two episodes dramatise the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone by Jean-François Champollion (Elliot Cowan). The music was recorded by the Warsaw Radio Orchestra and is featured on the CD Timeless Histories by Chappell music, produced by Clare Isaacs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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