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51. Assignment: Blue Nile (2000 TV Movie)
25 min | Documentary
A profile of National Geographic Photographer Nevada Weir during a five-week first descent of Ethiopia's Blue Nile Gorge.
Director: Michael Davie
52. Venetsiasta Niilille (1991)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Pekka Mandart | Stars: Lasse Pöysti, Göran Schildt, Paolo Venini, Mona Morales
53. Nubien - sidste tog fra Debeira (1973 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary, History
In 1963 whole villages in Sudan (Nubia at the time) were asked by the government to move and give way for the evergrowing Nile. As the local people much against their will packed their ... See full summary »
Stars: Piet van Deurs, Lennart Ehrenborg, Rostislav Holthoer, Negm-El-Din Sherif
54. Cairo, the Capital of Egypt (1914)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Cairo, the wonderful city of the ancient as well as the modern Egyptians. The panoramic view from the Citadel bridges the narrow congested streets and the quaint stone buildings as they ... See full summary »
55. Men de reddede templerne (1973 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary, History
An archeological rescue mission in Aswan, Sudan (Nubia at the time). As the Nile grew ever higher in 1963 a team of Scandinavian archeologists raced against time to save thousands of ... See full summary »
Director: Piet van Deurs | Stars: Piet van Deurs, Rostislav Holthoer, Säve-Söderberg, Negm-El-Din Sherif
56. Une grande chasse à l'hippopotame sur le Haut Nil (1910)
Documentary, Short
Director: Alfred Machin
57. Along the Nile (1913)
7 min | Documentary, Short
Ungainly waterwheels and pumps that may have been startling and new in Moses' day, queer, ineffective plows, drawn by camels and oxen, white-sailed fishing craft clustered together on the ... See full summary »
58. Cairo and the Nile (1904)
Documentary, Short
1. The Nile. A fine stereoscopic picture of the historical river. 2. Dhows on the river. Typical Egyptian scenery. 3. Tura Prison and Nile Banks. Panoramic view from a Nile steamer. 4. ... See full summary »
59. Deir Abu Henniksen naisia (1985)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Heikki Partanen, Riitta Rautoma
60. Nubien - Wada Halfi, byen der ikke ville dø (1973 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, History
In 1963 whole villages in Sudan (Nubia at the time) were asked by the government to move and give way for the evergrowing Nile. As 55,000 people from the city of Wada Halfi much against ... See full summary »
Stars: Rostislav Holthoer, Evelyn Oldenburg, Bjørn Myhre, Ole Vagn Nielsen
61.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
Death on the Nile
(2004)
TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy American heiress honeymooning on a Nile cruise ship is stalked by a former friend, whose boyfriend she had stolen before making him her new husband.
Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: David Suchet, James Fox, Emma Griffiths Malin, JJ Feild
Votes: 4,156
62.
Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode:
Les vallées fertiles
(1978)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
On the rise of agriculture, as well as ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Babylon, and Israel.
Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand
Votes: 86
63.
Planet Earth (2006)
Episode:
Fresh Water
(2006)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all non-marine wildlife, which drinks fresh ... See full summary »
Director: Alastair Fothergill | Stars: David Attenborough, Sigourney Weaver, Nikolay Drozdov, Thomas Anguti Johnston
Votes: 3,312
64.
Centurions (1986)
Episode:
The Mummy's Curse
(1986)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family
Professor Sloan asks the Centurions to guard the tomb of the lost pharaoh. Jake discovers Sloan' connection with Terror and gets trapped in the pyramid helpless. Terror and Sloan bring the ancient statue warriors to live and attack Cairo.
Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg
Votes: 15
65.
Animaniacs (1993–1998)
Episode:
Disasterpiece Theatre/Hercule Yakko/Home on De-Nile/A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1993)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
First, in ancient Egypt, Rita and Runt find a "Home on De-Nile" in Cleopatra's palace until they discover that Rita is going to be Cleopatra's next sacrifice to the gods. Next, the Warners ... See full summary »
Directors: David Marshall, Rusty Mills | Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Sherri Stoner
Votes: 173
66.
Treasure Seekers (1999–2000)
Episode:
Mysteries of the Nile
(1999)
Documentary, History
Documentary narrated by Gavin Macfadyen about two key figures in the field of Egyptology, Italian explorer Giovanni Belzoni who discovered the tomb of Seti I and English archaeologist ... See full summary »
Star: Gavin MacFadyen
Votes: 21
67.
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure (1999– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1999)
50 min | Documentary, Adventure
Michael travels to Key West and visits the room Hemingway stayed at La Concha Hotel. The man occupying the room believes it is haunted. - In Uganda Michael flies over the Murchison Falls ... See full summary »
Director: David F. Turnbull | Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 18
68.
Nature (1982– )
Episode:
Okavango: River of Dreams: Paradise
(2019)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, Family
Paradise presents the landscape and wildlife of the Upper Okavango River. A lioness severely injured by a buffalo is left for dead by her pride. Now handicapped, she has to survive in the swamp alone, hunting to feed her little cubs.
Star: F. Murray Abraham
Votes: 15
69.
Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode:
Egypt's Cairo
(2020)
TV-G | Documentary, Reality-TV
Cairo, Egypt, pulses with energy. We drop in on a mosque, haggle with eager merchants, marvel at King Tut's gold, greet the ancient Sphinx, and climb into the center of a pyramid.
Director: Simon Griffith | Stars: Marwa Abbas, Rick Steves
Votes: 19
70.
Cities of the Underworld (2007– )
Episode:
Tomb of the Lost Mummies
(2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History
When you think of Egypt, you think of the Pyramids, vast deserts and infamous leaders like Cleopatra. But there's more to the story.
Stars: Don Wildman, Ashraf El-Maghrabi, Ahmed Abdel Hadi, Ahmed Abdel Razik
Votes: 14
71.
Architecture et géographie sacrée (1978–1985)
Episode:
Égypte, miroir du ciel
(1985)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Paul Barbaneagra | Star: Michel Bouquet
72.
Architecture et géographie sacrée (1978–1985)
Episode:
Le Pharaon: Roi-prêtre de l'ancienne Égypte
(1985)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Paul Barbaneagra | Star: Michel Bouquet
73.
Atlas Pro (2018– )
Episode:
The Problem with Africa's Borders
(2020)
14 min | Documentary
The Europeans did a pretty miserable job of dividing up Africa during the colonial period leaving a legacy of civil war, revolution and genocide. Caelan wonders if the borders can be drawn ... See full summary »
Star: Caelan Kelley
74.
CaspianReport (2010– )
Episode:
Pre-Islamic history of the Middle East
(2012)
12 min | Documentary
Here is the political history of the Middle East - the ebb and flow of kingdoms from the first until the Islamic empire. Ibn-Khaldun described this period as repeated cycles of conquest, ... See full summary »
Star: Shirvan Neftchi
75.
Second Thought (2016– )
Episode:
The Water Wars Are Coming
(2021)
12 min | Documentary
Water is becoming a scare resource. Demand is increasing and availability is declining particularly along major rivers such as the Nile and Colorado. There have already been military ... See full summary »
Stars: J.T. Chapman, Kamala Harris
76.
Man, Woman, Wild (2010– )
Episode:
Botswana
(2010)
TV-PG | 44 min | Adventure, Reality-TV
Mykel and Ruth find the Kalahari scary at night as they hear unseen predators prowling near by. They even steal a leg of wildebeest which then stole in a risky venture from a lion kill. So ... See full summary »
Star: Mykel Hawke
Votes: 14
77.
Joanna Lumley's Nile (2010)
Episode:
Egypt
(2010)
49 min | Documentary
Actress Joanna Lumley lives her childhood dream of traveling the length of the Nile river, from the Mediterranean to its source, a 4000 mile journey. In this first episode, she travels from... See full summary »
Director: Matt Bennett | Stars: Joanna Lumley, Ramy Romany
Votes: 30
78.
Joanna Lumley's Nile (2010)
Episode:
Sudan
(2010)
49 min | Documentary
Now two weeks into her journey down the Nile, Joanna Lumley leaves Egypt behind her, crossing Lake Nasser by ferry and entering Sudan. During the 18 hour journey she has to deal with ... See full summary »
Director: Matt Bennett | Stars: Joanna Lumley, Ramy Romany
Votes: 22
79.
Joanna Lumley's Nile (2010)
Episode:
Ethiopia
(2010)
46 min | Documentary
Now a full month into her journey, Joanna Lumley has reached the half-way mark in her journey. At Khartoum, the White Nile is joined by the Blue Nile which flows from the southeast and Lake... See full summary »
Director: Matt Bennett | Star: Joanna Lumley
Votes: 22
80.
Joanna Lumley's Nile (2010)
Episode:
Rwanda
(2010)
47 min | Documentary
Now on the final leg of her journey, Joanna Lumley leaves Lake Tana traveling west to rejoin the White Nile. They were required to fly over large parts of the river as it was deemed too ... See full summary »
Director: Matt Bennett | Star: Joanna Lumley
Votes: 20
81.
The Story of Maths (2008)
Episode:
The Language of the Universe
(2008)
TV-G | 58 min | Documentary, History
This program traces the development of mathematics in the Medeteranean region beginning with the Egyptians through the formalized geometry of the Greeks. Along the way a few remarkable ... See full summary »
Director: Karen McGann | Stars: Marcus du Sautoy, Christopher Anagnostakis, John Britton, Jim Carlson
Votes: 59
82.
Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode:
Egypt: Yesterday and Today
(2020)
TV-G | Documentary, Reality-TV
In this hour-long special, Rick Steves explores the historic and cultural wonders of Egypt, from Cairo and Alexandria to Luxor and Abu Simbel.
Stars: Marwa Abbas, Rick Steves
83.
Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982– )
Episode:
Die Macht der Elemente - 2/4 - Wasser
(2011)
Documentary, History
Water plays a major part in our climate and is vital for vegetation, hence crucial for every civilization. It attracts people and determines their concentration, but relative scarcity also ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles Colville, Ruth Omphalius | Stars: Dirk Steffens, Christian Brückner
84.
Planet Egypt (2011– )
Episode:
Quest for Eternity
(2011)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History
From the days of the first Pharaoh's tombs to the end of their era, Egyptians were united by one burning desire: to extend their lives to all eternity. This is why they built the gigantic ... See full summary »
Directors: Daniel Gerlach, Stephan Koester | Stars: Günter Dreyer, Salima Ikram, Mark Lehner, Martin Sahlhof
Votes: 18
85.
Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen (2022)
Episode:
Unfinished Portrait
(2022)
Documentary
Lucy Worsley explores Agatha Christie's later life, revealing how newfound personal happiness during the turbulent 1930s and 40s marked a golden age for her writing.
Directors: Edmund Moriarty, Simon George | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Elena Pischikova, Katherine Blakeney, Frankie Y. Bailey
Votes: 42
86.
Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies (2022– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2022)
53 min | Documentary
Explore the mysteries and unanswered questions about the boy king's life.
Director: Hossam Abdoul-Magd | Stars: Aidan Dodson, Yasmin El Shazly, Fayza Haikal, Zahi Hawass
Votes: 10
87.
$#!T Show (2020– )
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
(2022 Podcast Episode)
Comedy, Talk-Show
Romancing a second stone is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make The Jewel of the Nile, from suing Kathleen Turner $25 million to star, to Michael Douglas' endless problems in the Moroccan desert.
Stars: Clint Erekson, Ian Michael, Rae Reynolds
88.
The 100 Days: That Defined Modern History (2022–2023)
Episode:
The Suez Crisis - 1956
(2023)
Documentary, History
In July 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal. The British and French were obliged to timidly withdraw.
Directors: Edmund Duff, Mike Kenneally | Stars: Louise Kettle, Bob Bowker, Spencer Mawby, Nigel Ashton
89.
Blind Bartemeus (2015– )
Episode:
Old Testament Geography
(2016)
32 min | Documentary
An examination of a geography, water resources and micro climates of the Middle East clarifies the agricultural, transportation. military and financial advantages that made Israel the Promised Land.
Star: John H. Morris
90.
KhAnubis (2013– )
Episode:
Where Does Europe End and Asia Begin?
(2022)
9 min | Documentary, History
While most continental borders are geographical with huge bodies of water between them, the Eurasian border is primarily cultural, which has lead to modifications over the centuries and still isn't quite right.
Star: William Rates
91.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
CWSA 05/17/24
(2024 Podcast Episode)
News
Scott Adams discusses AI sarcasm detection, the Trump NY trial, the U.S. debt crisis, debates on DEI initiatives, and more.
Star: Scott Adams
92.
Cleopatra (1999)
Episode:
Part 1
(1999)
TV-PG | 88 min | Biography, Drama, History
A woman of beauty, intelligence and exotic mystery, Cleopatra sets out to claim her throne as the rightful ruler of Egypt. Burdened by Egypt's debt to Rome and the betrayal of her brother, ... See full summary »
Director: Franc Roddam | Stars: Billy Zane, Timothy Dalton, Rupert Graves, Leonor Varela
Votes: 47
93.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone
(2014)
Not Rated | 53 min | Documentary, History, War
On his third and final journey to Africa, David Livingstone, one of the greatest explorers in history, kept a diary that's only now being deciphered. It shines a new light on the horrors of slave trade in Africa, and Livingstone himself.
Directors: Melisa Akdogan, Ben Mole | Stars: Peter De Jersey, Jay O. Sanders, Adrian Wisnicki, Neil Wilson
Votes: 70
94.
Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan (2012– )
Episode:
Zambia: Gaboon Viper
(2014)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary
Dominic is in Zambia on a mission to find one of the most feared snakes on the planet, the enormous and deadly gaboon viper. Armed with an incredibly fast strike, the gaboon viper wields ... See full summary »
Star: Dominic Monaghan
Votes: 15
95.
Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts (1996– )
Episode:
Great Pyramids
(1996)
52 min | Documentary, Mystery
A look at the building of the Great Pyramids at Giza.
Director: Lisa Bourgoujian | Stars: Frank Langella, Bob Brier, Zahi Hawass, Mark Lehner
96.
Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts (1996– )
Episode:
The Sphinx
(1996)
42 min | Documentary, Mystery
A look at the magnificent Sphinx Monument at Giza.
Director: Lisa Bourgoujian | Stars: Frank Langella, Bob Brier, Zahi Hawass, Mark Lehner
97.
Mummies: Tales from the Egyptian Crypts (1996– )
Episode:
King Tut
(1996)
Documentary, Mystery
Director: Lisa Bourgoujian | Stars: Bob Brier, Zahi Hawass, Frank Langella, Mark Lehner
98.
Cleopatra (1999)
Episode:
Part 2
(1999)
TV-PG | 44 min | Biography, Drama, History
After the death of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra needed a new political ally in Rome. With her life, her son's life, and the fate of Egypt hanging in the balance, she set her sights on the new ... See full summary »
Director: Franc Roddam | Stars: Billy Zane, Timothy Dalton, Rupert Graves, Leonor Varela
Votes: 45
99.
Immortal Egypt (2016)
Episode:
Chaos
(2016)
59 min | Documentary, History
The second episode of the series explores the dark ages that followed the Pyramid Age.
Director: Sophie Elwin-Harris | Stars: Joann Fletcher, Chris Naunton, Thom Richardson, Gary Shaw
Votes: 43
100.
National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode:
The Ultimate Crocodile
(2002)
Documentary, History
National Geographic Explorer travels to the wilds of Africa to examine the Nile crocodile one of the worlds most deadly and feared predators. Once almost decimated by hunters, the Nile has ... See full summary »