Myths of Mankind

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   E1. The War against Time

   Mar 20, 2000 · 52m

   In 1532 a tiny band of reckless adventurers blundered into the midst of the mightiest empire of its day and succeeded in subjugating it almost overnight. How could this happen.. Compelling new discoveries reveal the true scope of the cataclysm known as the Spanish Conquest. They allow the voice of the Andes to speak after long silence.. And unveil the tragic secret of the Inca’s and their lost War Against Time..

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   E2. Dracula

   Jan 1, 2000 · 52m

   The story of Transsylvania’s bloodsucking ‘count Dracula’ is etched firmly in world memory. Few doubt its truth.. But, in fact, it was a work of complete fiction.. And, as always, the reality is far stranger..  and far more terrifying.. A documentary about man’s inability to accept death.

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   E3. The Flood

   Mar 29, 2001 · 52m

   The Flood, virtually exterminating mankind.. It seems both the single, most harrowing tale in human recollec¬tion and an impossible myth without foundation in reality. But across the entire world hundreds of myths, all unrelated to the Hebrew or Mesopotamian account allude to a worldwide disaster.. Plato’s version created the myth of Atlantis.. And yes, catastrophe did once change the face of the Earth. Was there a Flood? And if so, was there a civilisation before everything began..?

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   E4. The Golem

   Mar 22, 2001 · 52m

   The greatest of Jewish myths... On man's desire to create, shape life and imitate the Act of God.. The shaping of artificial life - from the Golem of Prague and Monster of Frankenstein to the technical achievements of today. For these are the days of golems.. A documentary about man as sorcerer’s apprentice..

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   E5. The Grail

   Mar 8, 2001 · 52m

   Out of Europe's darkest centuries emerges a myth to inspire the Middle Ages.. The Holy Grail.. Was it Christ's Cup at the Last Supper? The Celtic cauldron of rebirth..? From Arthurian legend and knightly quest to epic struggle between the Church and its mysterious adversaries.. Does the Church disavow what might be its most sacred relic? Was there ever a Grail at all..?

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   E6. Quest for the Lost Ark

   Mar 15, 2001 · 52m

   The Ark of the Covenant with the Ten Commandments... Focus of worship in the early Judaic religion, embodiment of God Himself.. Its disap¬pearance without trace is the greatest riddle of the Bible. What happened to it.. Does it still exist..? Questions which obsess self-made archaeologist “Texas” Jones, who burrows the caves of the Dead Sea.. And author Graham Hancock who takes his quest to Ethiopia’s holiest city where he stands before its Guardian of the Ark..

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