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the ancient world on television             december 15-21, 2003
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Monday, December 15
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4.00 p.m. |DCIVC| The Curse of Tutankhamun
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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."
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Tuesday, December 16
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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."

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, December 17
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8.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Sheba's Greatest Treasure
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: Russian Amazons
dna
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Thursday, December 18
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5.00 p.m. |DCIVC| Egypt Uncovered: Pyramid: The Resurrection
Machine
dna

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: Bones in the Barnyard
dna

8.00 p.m. |HISTU| Seven Wonders of the World
"The Great Pyramid of Giza, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Statue
of Zeus at Olympia, Colossus of Rhodes, Temple of Artemis,
Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pharos of Alexandria. Of the 7
wonders, only the Great Pyramid remains. Why did ancient
scholars select these sites? What can the crumbled remains say
about those who built them? [2 hours]"

8.30 p.m. |DCIVC| Meet The Ancestors: The Ultimate Sacrifice
dna

10.00 p.m. |HISTU| Egyptian Pyramids
"Constructed as tombs for the ancient pharaohs, over 100
pyramids remain in Egypt. Built during a span of well over 1,000
years, they stand as cultural and engineering marvels of
staggering proportions. But many things about these monuments,
including the exact methods used to construct them, remain
tantalizingly obscure. Travel back in time as we investigate
their evolution--from the earlier mastaba to the Step Pyramid,
Bent Pyramid, and of course, the magnificent necropolis at Giza."

11.00 p.m. |HISTU| Weapons of the Bible
"From the simple but deadly slingshot to the shock and awe of
the war chariot, the Conquest Team learns how to fight with
biblical weapons from the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages. Host
Peter Woodward demonstrates the Bible's most impressive stories
of warriors and their fighting tactics. Then, our team must
apply this knowledge in a battle using spears, arrows,
slingshots, and chariots. Find out who is victorious as they
wield weapons of the Bible."

11.30 p.m. |HISTU| Roman Weapons
"Peter Woodward raises a Roman legion and trains them on the
weapons that won an empire. To prepare for battle, soldiers
march for hours, drill with heavy wooden swords, learn to use a
dagger (pugio), throw a javelin (pilum) with pinpoint accuracy,
and are introduced to the Gladius Hispaniensis--the short sword
that shaped the ancient world. Woodward reveals how the Romans
used superior training and weaponry to become the greatest
ancient military force and model for every professional army
since."
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Friday, December 19
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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| Secrets of Ancient Empires: First Civilizations
dna

8.00 p.m. |DTC| Quest for the Lost Pharaoh
"Follow Egyptologist Vassil Dobrev as he uncovers a hidden tomb
of enormous proportions. By analyzing the hieroglyphics and the
structure and placement of the tomb, Vassil reveals that the
tomb dates back some 4,500 years."

9.00 p.m. |DTC| Mysteries of the Sphinx
"The Sphinx is a major tourist attraction, commanding the
attention and interest of people around the world. But the truth
about the origin and purpose are shrouded in mystery and
controversy. Examine recent geological evidence and hear from
experts."

10.00 p.m. |DTC| Mysteries of the Pyramids
"Discover the many puzzling and astonishing features of
pyramids around the world. Engineers and astronomers attempt to
find out how and why pyramids were built and what significance
these massive structures held."

11.00 p.m. |DCIVC| The Seven Wonders of the World: Wonders of
the East
dna

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Saturday, December 20
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1.00 p.m. |HISTU| Egyptian Pyramids
"Constructed as tombs for the ancient pharaohs, over 100
pyramids remain in Egypt. Built during a span of well over 1,000
years, they stand as cultural and engineering marvels of
staggering proportions. But many things about these monuments,
including the exact methods used to construct them, remain
tantalizingly obscure. Travel back in time as we investigate
their evolution--from the earlier mastaba to the Step Pyramid,
Bent Pyramid, and of course, the magnificent necropolis at Giza."

3.00 p.m. |DTC| Quest for the Lost Pharaoh
"Follow Egyptologist Vassil Dobrev as he uncovers a hidden tomb
of enormous proportions. By analyzing the hieroglyphics and the
structure and placement of the tomb, Vassil reveals that the
tomb dates back some 4,500 years."

4.00 p.m. |DTC| Mysteries of the Sphinx
"The Sphinx is a major tourist attraction, commanding the
attention and interest of people around the world. But the truth
about the origin and purpose are shrouded in mystery and
controversy. Examine recent geological evidence and hear from
experts."

5.00 p.m. |DTC| Mysteries of the Pyramids
"Discover the many puzzling and astonishing features of
pyramids around the world. Engineers and astronomers attempt to
find out how and why pyramids were built and what significance
these massive structures held."

5.30 p.m. |DCIVC| Archaeology IV: Russian Amazons
dna

6.00 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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Sunday, December 21
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1.00 p.m. |HISTU| In the Footsteps of Jesus: The Lost Youth of
Jesus
"Thousands of Christians make pilgrimages to the Holy Land
yearly to visit sites connected to Jesus. But are they
authentic? The search for the historical Jesus began with the
first pilgrim--Constantine the Great's mother Helena Augusta.
Scholars have been trying to prove--or disprove--her amazing
claims ever since. Traveling to Bethlehem, Nazareth, and
Sepphoris in the footsteps of Jesus, we run into heated debate
about where he was born, baptized, and grew up, and reveal
startling new discoveries."

2.00 p.m. |HISTU|In the Footsteps of Jesus: From Galilee to
Jerusalem
"Following in the footsteps of Jesus, we dig for the truth
behind "accepted" Holy Land sites and review archaeological
controversy about these important religious places. We examine:
an Israeli scholar's 1987 discovery of the lost city of
Bethsaida, where Jesus called his first disciples, healed a
blind man, and fed the multitudes; a boat on the Galilee's
shoreline dating to the time of Jesus; a house in Capernaum that
may have belonged to St. Peter; and the possible grave of
Lazarus."

3.00 p.m. |HISTU| Seven Wonders of the World
"The Great Pyramid of Giza, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Statue
of Zeus at Olympia, Colossus of Rhodes, Temple of Artemis,
Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pharos of Alexandria. Of the 7
wonders, only the Great Pyramid remains. Why did ancient
scholars select these sites? What can the crumbled remains say
about those who built them?"

5.00 p.m. |HISTU| Ancient Computer?
"Journey back in time for an eye-opening look at the amazing
ancient roots of technologies we like to think of as modern. New
research suggests that many of the inventions of the last 200
years may, in fact, have already been known to the ancients. In
Part 1, we explore the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient machine
that was discovered deep in the Aegean Sea. Could it perhaps
have been an ancient computer? Could Archimedes have had a hand
in its creation? "

6.00 p.m. |HISTU| Galen, Doctor to the Gladiators
"In this fascinating series, we examine ancient inventions once
believed to have been created in modern times, and test the wits
of ancient inventors against some of the world's great modern
inventors. Part 2 uncovers the revolutionary work of the Galen,
the great Roman doctor to the gladiators, who was performing
brain surgery 2,000 years ahead of his time. We also explore the
sophistication of Roman medicine and compare it to modern
techniques."

7.00 p.m. |HISTU| Heron of Alexandria
"In Part 3, we travel to Alexandria, Egypt--the home of
inventors and philosophers in ancient times. One of the greatest
inventors was Heron of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician,
geometer, and worker in mechanics, who taught at the famous
Museum. His strange inventions, such as automaton theaters--
puppet theaters worked by strings, drums, and weights--automatic
doors, and coin-operated machines, were famous throughout the
ancient world."

8.00 p.m. |HISTU| In the Footsteps of Jesus: The Way of the Cross
"The search for evidence of Jesus's life moves to Jerusalem and
the traditional sites associated with his final days. Deep
beneath the city, we explore the buried remains of Herod's
temple and tread a pavement where Jesus may have walked. Delving
into the mysterious histories of the Cenacle Room, Gethsemane,
and Roman Praetorium, we investigate the latest archaeological
theories concerning probable sites of Jesus's last supper,
arrest, and trial. Does science support or refute the Biblical
accounts?"

9.00 p.m. |HISTU| In the Footsteps of Jesus: The Mysteries of
Golgotha
"Recounting the final footsteps in the life of Jesus, we
explore the traditional sites of his crucifixion and burial.
Does the Church of the Holy Sepulchre truly contain the Rock of
Calvary and Jesus's tomb, or could the Garden Tomb be the
authentic site? We investigate the most recent archaeological
evidence and learn how it may finally answer this fascinating
question."
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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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