Egypt
BBC films documentary in Aswan
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o280725h.htm
"A BBC team is currently visiting Aswan to film a documentary series on the history of King Tutankhamen and the pharaohs. The series will consist of six episodes and will be broadcasted in the UK and France. Filming is scheduled to continue until August 10". This is the entire State Information Service bulletin. I am guessing that this is the same BBC series that has been beset with problems, as reported in last week's Sunday Times and Telegraph.
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Egyptomania - Ancient Egypt Film Site
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Tv Review: Unlocking The Secrets Of Egypt
Tonight (Sally Scott) If you missed the excellent docu-drama series Egypt on BBC Prime recently, you can catch it from on Thursday night at 7.30pm. The lavish six-parter follows three stories: Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen;...
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Review: Egypt Untold
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Tourist Programme In Japan On Aswan, Saqqara
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o290825e.htm"A team representing Japan's TV Man channel is currently visiting Egypt to shoot a tourist programme on archaeological sites in Aswan and Saqqara in Giza. Youssef Khaled, representative of the Japanese...
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Curse Of The Pharaohs Hits Bbc Drama
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1706043,00.html "The curse of Tutankhamun has struck the BBC. A series about the wonders of ancient Egypt has turned into what crew members describe as a 'fiasco in the desert', with an overspend of...
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