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the ancient world on television             november 17-23, 2003
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Monday, November 17
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11.00 a.m. |DCIVC| Secrets of Ancient Empires: First Beliefs
dna

4.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Rome: Power and Glory: The Fall
dna

7.00 p.m. |HINT| The Holy Grail
"At the Last Supper, Jesus drank from a chalice, passed it to
his Disciples, and it then vanished in history's mists. Some
evidence suggests a follower collected Christ's blood in the
Holy Grail and fled to England. Follow the first communion cup's
elusive trail through those who sought it--from King Arthur to
Indiana Jones."

8.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Egypt's Ten Plagues
dna
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Tuesday, November 18
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7.00 p.m. |HINT| Cain and Abel: A Murder Mystery
"Biblical brothers' bonds are broken by murder in Eden in one
of the most chilling accounts in the Old Testament. Journey back
to the Land of Nod, where the guilt-ridden fugitive was
banished, and find out how Cain lived out his days."

8.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Ancient Apocalypse: Mystery of the Minoans
dna

8.00 p.m. |HISTC|Warrior School:Knights
dna

9.00 p.m. |HISTC|Surviving the Iron Age
"During the wettest autumn since records began, 17 volunteers
braved the elements in West Wales to live for nearly seven weeks
as their Iron Age ancestors did over 2000 years ago. The results
of the experiment are extraordinary and not everybody stays the
course. There are arguments, tears, a romance, illnesses, and
open confrontations.
During a testing first week, one volunteer leaves out of
choice, another leaves for a few days because of an illness, two
couples are barely on speaking terms and the rest of the group
are exhausted from the daily grind of cooking, collecting
firewood, and carrying water up from the tap by the river. Some
volunteers refuse to have anything to do with killing the
livestock and others are simply reluctant to get out of bed in
the morning. "

11.00 p.m. |HINT| Pompeii: Buried Alive
"Exploration of the archaeological site of the city that was
encrusted by incendiary ash when deadly Mount Vesuvius erupted
in 79 AD. Archaeological director Baldasarre Conticello takes
viewers on a tour of Pompeii's ruins, and visits Herculaneum,
which was destroyed by Vesuvius at the same time."
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Wednesday, November 19
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7.00 p.m. |HINT| The Forbidden City: Dynasty and Destiny
"A look at China's amazing Forbidden City, which was built in
the 15th century by over one-million laborers and was the home
of 24 emperors. Its 8,000 rooms contain palaces, temples,
libraries, theaters, and living quarters for thousands."

8.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Ancient Apocalypse: Mystery of the Minoans
dna

9.00 p.m. |HINT| Time Team: Birdoswald, Cumbria
"First occupied by Roman troops in around 122 AD and completed
in 138, Birdoswald is the 11th fort out of 17 from the east end
of Hadrian's Wall. The cemetery area was first identified in
1959, when a tenant farmer unearthed a number of Roman pots.
Time Team was given a once in a lifetime opportunity to
investigate at Birdoswald because the cemetery area had already
sustained serious damage. But Time Team's investigation soon
turned up more than expected."

10.00 p.m. |HINT| Time Team: Flag Fen, Cambridgeshire
"Flag Fen, a few miles outside of Peterborough, England, is one
of the most important European Bronze-Age sites. Large
quantities of organic material from the period, including wood
and leather, have survived, pickled in the waterlogged fenland
peat. The centerpiece is an alignment of posts passing across
what would have been a stretch of open water, linking the
mainland with Northey Island. Was this an island of the dead,
where Bronze-Age people buried and honored their deceased? "

11.30 p.m. |DCIVC| Archaeology IV: Clash of the Maya Kings
dna
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Thursday, November 20
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7.00 p.m. |HINT| The Rise of Christianity: The First 1000
Years, Pt. 4
"On January 1, 800 AD, Pope Gregory crowned Frankish King
Charlemagne, declaring him the new Holy Roman Emperor. A new
Christian Europe emerges from the Dark Ages. In the East,
there's a renewed effort to convert the world. Though by 1000
AD, all Europe seems united in Christianity, new wars with Islam
loom ahead."

8.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Meet The Ancestors: The Wolfden
dna

8.00 p.m. |DISCU| Great Sphinx: Lord of the Pyramids
"New theories suggest the Great Sphinx may predate the
pyramids, and some believe the legendary Hall of Records may be
hidden under it. Explore the mystery of the history of the
Sphinx and attempts at its restoration."

8.30 p.m. |DCIVC| Meet The Ancestors: The Lady of the Sands
dna

9.00 p.m. |DISCU| Mystery of the Tibetan Mummy
"In a lost corner of Tibet, a team of Discovery scientists have
uncovered the story of a centuries old body... perfectly intact.
It wasn't embalmed like the Egyptian pharaohs or preserved in a
glacier. Could this mysterious man have mummified himself?"

11.00 p.m. |HINT| Foot Soldier: The Barbarians
"Profile of the savage fighters who surrounded and then
conquered ancient Rome, ushering in the Dark Ages. Hosted by
Richard Karn."
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Friday, November 21
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8.00 a.m. |HISTU| Amazon Women
"Herodotus wrote of a tribe of men-hating women warriors who
cut off the right breast to better aim with bow and arrow.
Amazon comes from Greek, meaning "without breast". Tales of
fierce female fighters dot history. Are they myth from male-
dominated societies on the evil of female rule, or fact, as
recent archaeological finds suggest?"

7.00 p.m. |HINT| Hercules: Power of the Gods
"Story of how the mighty son of Zeus became one of the most
enduring legends of Greek mythology. Includes the saga of
Hercules' 12 labors, which included battles with the awful 9-
headed Hydra serpent and the Ceryneian stag with golden horns."

8.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Riddle of the Desert Mummies
dna

8.00 p.m. |DTC| Age of Gold
"By lavishing himself in gold, the pharaoh was assured eternal
life. Evidence suggests that the tombs of ancient pharaohs were
systematically robbed in order to finance the burials of future
kings."

9.00 p.m. |DTC| Deities and Demons
"In order to understand the forces of nature, Egyptians had
gods for everything. Only priests and pharaohs were allowed to
enter the temples of the gods, but during festivals, the common
people could communicate with the gods."

10.00 p.m. |DTC| Mummies: Into the After Life
"The "curse" of the Egyptian mummies may be cures for modern
disease. Studying the organs of the ancients allows scientists
to locate disease and fight modern diseases by identifying their
cores."
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Saturday, November 22
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12.00 p.m. |DISCU| Great Sphinx: Lord of the Pyramids
"New theories suggest the Great Sphinx may predate the
pyramids, and some believe the legendary Hall of Records may be
hidden under it. Explore the mystery of the history of the
Sphinx and attempts at its restoration."

1.00 p.m. |DISCU| Mystery of the Tibetan Mummy
"In a lost corner of Tibet, a team of Discovery scientists have
uncovered the story of a centuries old body... perfectly intact.
It wasn't embalmed like the Egyptian pharaohs or preserved in a
glacier. Could this mysterious man have mummified himself?"

3.00 p.m. |DTC| Age of Gold
"By lavishing himself in gold, the pharaoh was assured eternal
life. Evidence suggests that the tombs of ancient pharaohs were
systematically robbed in order to finance the burials of future
kings."

4.00 p.m. |DTC| Deities and Demons
"In order to understand the forces of nature, Egyptians had
gods for everything. Only priests and pharaohs were allowed to
enter the temples of the gods, but during festivals, the common
people could communicate with the gods."

5.00 p.m. |DTC| Mummies: Into the After Life
"The "curse" of the Egyptian mummies may be cures for modern
disease. Studying the organs of the ancients allows scientists
to locate disease and fight modern diseases by identifying their
cores."

6.00 p.m. |DTC| The Assassination of King Tut
"Did King Tut's gleaming death mask hide an ancient homicide?
Dead since 1323 B.C. and hastily mummified, Egypt's boy king lay
in an unfinished tomb until its 1922 discovery. Modern forensics
sheds light on what caused the blows to the King's skull."
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Sunday, November 23
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7.00 a.m. |A&E| The Ancient Gold of Troy
"Since WWII, one of the world's most fantastic fortunes was
believed lost--its priceless heirlooms from the time of the
Homeric legends a casualty of war. But when the cache was found
in a secret vault in a Russian museum, an international uproar
ensued over who owned the ancient treasure. Join us as we follow
the journey of Troy's gold."
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                        Channel Guide

A&E     The Arts and Entertainment Channel (cable)
DTC     Discovery Times Channel (U.S. Cable)*
DCIVC   Discovery Civilization (Canadian Cable)
DISCC   Discovery Channel (Canadian Cable)
DISCU   Discovery Channel (U.S. Cable)
HINT    History International (U.S. Cable)
HISTU   The History Channel (U.S. Cable)
HISTC   History Television (Canadian Cable)
NGU     National Geographic Channel (U.S. Cable)*
PBS     Public Broadcasting System (U.S. National Schedule)
TLC     The Learning Channel (cable)

*n.b. Canadian versions of these two channels have recently
been made available although the Canadian versions don't seem
to be making their schedules available yet. For what it's worth,
the Canadian version does seem to 'match up' in regards to
ancient programming most of the time.
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