Egypt
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Egypt is a BBC television drama serial about various archaeological discoveries taking place in that country’s history, with the occasional ‘flashback’ scene involving actors portraying the ancient Egyptians themselves. The hour-long show 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 by Matthew Kelly. The final two episodes dramatise the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone by Jean-François Champollion, who is played by 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.
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Egypt is a BBC television drama serial about various archaeological discoveries taking place in that country's history, with the occasional 'flashback' scene involving actors portraying the ancient Egyptians themselves. The hour-long show 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 by Matthew Kelly. The final two episodes dramatise the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone by Jean-François Champollion, who is played by 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.
Original Name: Egypt
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Status: Ended
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Rating: 8
Vote Count: 2
Type: Documentary
Network(s): BBC One
First Air Date: October 30, 2005
Last Air Date: December 4, 2005
Episode Runtime: 60 mins
Primary Year: 2005
Created by: Jonathan Rich
Genres: Documentary, Drama
IMDB Link: tt0483603
Spoken Language(s): English
Origin Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Season 0 — 1 Episodes — Air Date: November 6, 2005
- Season 1 — 6 Episodes — Air Date: October 30, 2005
- Matthew Kelly – Giovanni Belzoni
- Lynsey Baxter – Sarah Belzoni
- Andrew Sachs – Narrator
- Julian Wadham – Lord Carnarvon
- Caroline Langrishe – Lady Carnarvon
- Laurence Fox – Leonard
- Elliot Cowan – Champollion
- Alexandra Weaver – Evelyn Carnarvon
- Stuart Graham – Howard Carter
- Valentine Pelka – Pierre Lacau
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