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The documentary gives insight into the ancient rituals and religious practices involved in human sacrifice. The FORBIDDEN RITES series looks at rituals considered important and acceptable to one society but...
In 1963 human remains were found in a Cheshire peat bog, renewing interest in the archaelolgical investigation of Iron Age bog bodies. Archaeologists used modern forensic scienctific techniques to establish...
What makes life possible is death, and lots of it. Every cell in the body is prepared to die, to sacrifice itself for the body’s good. This ‘suicide programme’ is the natural healing mechanism that...
This film explores the history of cannibalism around the world and its role in different culture, from ancient Britain to Papua New Guinea, including first-hand accounts, expert interviews and rarely seen...
1 (producer Andrew Thompson): In Siberia in 1993 archaeologists found the body of a young woman whose flesh, clothes and possessions were preserved by the permafrost. From her frozen body are emerging clues...
Every winter ancient rituals are performed throughout Europe to secure prosperity and good harvests. These rituals are at the heart of what is known today as the Carnival celebrations. Led by anthropologist...
During the last two years of Joseph Campbell’s life journalist Bill Moyers interviewed him at filmmaker George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch in California and at the Museum of Natural History in New York City....
AZTECS is the companion film to the major 2002-3 exhibition of Aztec culture at the Royal Academy, London. Sculptor Antony Gormley, gallery director Norman Rosehthal and te exhibition’s curators introduce...
From 1966 to 1990, the BBC’s landmark archaeology series Chronicle took viewers around the world to explore historical excavations and discover long-gone cultures and civilisations. With a mix of live...
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