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Joanna Lumley travels from Alexandria to Cairo, visiting pyramids and enjoying a Nile cruise.
The Nile River, covering a distance of 1,200 km, has been central to Egypt's culture and daily life for over 4,000 years.
The last episode reveals Egypt's hidden treasures and the enduring myths of the Nile.
This episode reveals how the Nile shaped Ancient Egypt and its lasting cultural legacy.
In Egypt's Nile, scholars analyze the first six plagues from the Old Testament, linking ancient texts to modern scientific findings on environmental factors.
Rising water pollution and increasing temperatures in the Nile region echo the Biblical plagues, highlighting urgent contemporary environmental challenges.
Many obelisks from Ancient Egypt were re-erected in cities like Istanbul, Rome, Paris, London, and New York, symbolizing a connection to the past.
Astronauts capture amazing pictures of illuminated cities at night from space.
A team attempts to transport a 70-ton limestone block across the Nile using a rope-stitched boat, revealing ancient Egyptian engineering techniques.
5,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians began carving funerary writings in tombs and temples, linking their beliefs about life and death to the Nile.
The Nile River is showing alarming signs of drying up, raising urgent concerns about the potential economic devastation for Africa amid global warming.
