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..and just to get us all in the mood for Discovery's Egypt Week, National Geographic Channel has 4 new programs airing on Thursday Dec 2 -Friday Dec 3. (note: Thursday's Programs are not specifically about Ancient Egypt but will most likely make mention of it in one form or another. All Times are US Eastern Time or GMT-5 ). I will post a full listing of all of December AE programs in a about a week or so.
National Geographic Channel
Thursday, December 2, 2004, at 8P
Voices from the Pyramids
Sheba's Secret Mummies [TV-G]
British writer and anthropologist Howard Reid leads an international survey team to the seldom-visited Republic of Yemen on an extraordinary quest - to follow up reports of Arabian mummies in the land of the legendary Queen of Sheba. Howard has been documenting mummy-making cultures around the world for the past ten years, but until recently he had never heard of mummies in the Middle East outside Egypt. Accompanied by British Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher and Yemeni archaeologists and officials, Howard
Also airs:
Thursday, December 2, 11P
Saturday, December 11, 2:00P
Thursday, December 2, 2004, at 9P
Voices from the Pyramids
The Diva Mummy [TV-G]
Two thousand years ago the lords and ladies of China's Han Dynasty lived lives of such opulent splendour they wanted to live forever - and some of them came close.
Also airs:
Friday, December 3, 12A
Saturday, December 11, 3:00P
Friday, December 3, 2004, at 8P
Voices from the Pyramids
Egyptian Mummies [TV-PG]
Hidden for 25 centuries, a mummy lies among the remains of an elaborately carved coffin. Examine the mysteries surrounding the life and death of this Egyptian official and the secrets his tomb promises to unlock.
Also airs:
Friday, December 3, 11P
Saturday, December 11, 4:00P
Friday, December 3, 2004, at 9P
Voices from the Pyramids
Curses of Ancient Egypt [TV-G]
In this hour, National Geographic Channel will discuss the myth and mystery of the 'Ten Plagues' of Egypt and the curse of Tutankhamen. The Book of Exodus describes a series of ten plagues during the time when Jews were slaves in ancient Egypt: The Nileturned to blood, A plague of frogs, A plague of insects, A plague of flies, A plague among their cattle, A plague of boils, A plague of hail, A plague of locusts, A darkness at noon, Death of the first born. Moses promised that these series of disasters
Also airs:
Saturday, December 4, 12A
Saturday, December 11, 5:00P
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