Easter Island (2 Parts)

Synopsis

Investigates the mysteries surrounding the ancient stone statues on Easter Island in the South Pacific, asking who built them, how, and why, and enquiring into the fate of the civilisation that once flourished there. Part 2 examines alternative information in an attempt to solve the remainder of the puzzle, and includes the views of current inhabitants.

Series

Horizon, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 2 x 50 min.

Year of production

1988

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each?

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 11/4/88.

Subjects

Archaeology

Keywords

Easter Island; South Pacific

Credits

Producer

John Lynch

Contributor

Robin Brightwell

Cast

Andrew Sachs

Sections

Title

Secrets, The 1

Title

Story, The

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’