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Egypt : rediscovering a lost world

Fairfax, Ferdinand. (Added Author). Graham, Stuart. (Added Author). Kelly, Matthew. (Added Author). Cowan, Elliot, 1976- (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: 9781419829178
  • ISBN: 1419829173
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: [New York] : BBC Video, [2006]
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on BBC television between 2004 and 2005.
Special features: Nile: crocodiles and kings; Fact pages and timeline.
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 3 & 4 cast: Matthew Kelly, Lynsey Baxter, Nevan Finegan, Joseph Long, Robert Protal, Fuman Dar, Richard Dempsey, Kevork Malikyan.
Episodes 1 & 2 cast: Stuart Graham, Julian Wadham, Caroline Langrishe, Alexandra Weaver, Laurence Fox, William Hope, Valentine Pelka.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9, enhanced); MCPS stereo.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Subject: Carter, Howard 1874-1939
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista 1778-1823
Champollion, Jean-Francʹois 1790-1832
Egyptologists Drama
Egypt Antiquities Drama
Temple of Seti I (Abydos, Egypt)
Tutankhamen King of Egypt
Egyptian language Writing, Hieroglyphic
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Action and adventure television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Television programs.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library DVD 932 EGYPT (Text) 50686013183269 Adult Video Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library EDDVD 932 EGY (Text) 33240003969345 Adult 28 Day DVD Available -

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