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From the maker of “Many Voices, One World”: In coproduction with TLC/Discovery Channel, WDR/ARD (Germany), Dutch and Belgian TV: An exciting new series of documentaries featuring history’s great mysteries..
Strange sects, astronomical precision beyond present-day comprehension. What really happened to the Holy Grail? Noah’s Ark? What are the latest findings concerning Pyramids and Sphinx or the Nazca lines of Peru? Best-selling authors and investigators of world renown unravel the realities which lie behind the legends. The mystery is the core, their obsession is the story.. “History’s Mysteries” is an exciting new journalistic look at age-old myths and mysteries which spark the imagination today as never before.
Producer/Director Roel Oostra
75 years ago part of the “Lamb of God”, one of mankind’s greatest and most mysterious works of art, vanished without trace.. The panel, said to hold the secret where the Holy Grail lies hidden, was coveted by many, including Hitler’s SS. The quest for the stolen mysterious masterpiece continues unabated – up until today..
An ingenious fraud from the Middle Ages as carbon dating proved “beyond doubt”? Or authentic after all.. The Question arises whether carbon dating works on linen at all. As British author Ian Wilson traces its history to the time of Christ he places the Shroud back in the realm of mystery…
Over a surface of 5000 square miles, the south Peruvian desert is covered with huge animal drawings and lines.. Theories of their origin are many. Made to be seen from the sky only, how were they made and why..? Author Tony Morrison pays homage to the late Maria Reiche, keeper of the Nasca lines until her death at 95…
What Mecca is for Muslims, Santiago de Compostella was for medieval Christians. At a time when pilgrimage is out of date and interest for Rome, Lourdes or Jerusalem is waning, millions take the road again to Compostella.. The mysterious and spectacular revival of an ancient pilgrimage.
Half a century after they were discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls are now open to science. They unveil the apocalyptic context from which Christianity sprang. Did the apostle Paul go against the earliest followers of Jesus to lay down a false foundation for the church of Rome thereafter..?
The Giza Pyramids are the last remaining wonder of the Ancient World and continue to be its greatest enigma.. Authors Bauval and Hancock combine for a groundbreaking quest: Their exciting new insights are now about to change our perception of ancient Egypt and the civilisation of mankind.
Award winner at the Netherlands Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.
Montségur, high in the French Pyrenees, once was the last stronghold of mysterious rivals to the Church of Rome.. German nazi’s searched the ruins for the Holy Grail believing age-old rumours that it once held this priceless treasure.. Now ancient gnosticism seems to revive here..
In the Ararat mountains a puzzling shape has emerged of what might be a huge fossilized ship: Noah’s Ark? Next to the Bible hundreds of other myths allude to a worldwide disaster virtually wiping out mankind… Was there something like a “Flood”..? Was Noah only one of many captains of survival rafts?
The greatest of Jewish myths.. On man’s desire to create, shape life and imitate the act of God.. American author Chaim Potok and the shaping of artificial life; from Golem of Prague to Monster of Frankenstein and technical achievements of today.. For these are days of golems..
The lost Ark of the Covenant with the Ten Commandments.. Focus of worship in the early Judaic religion; its disappearance without trace is the greatest riddle of the Bible. Author Graham Hancock sets out on a quest through history and traces the Ark to Ethiopia’s most holy city..
Eighty percent of the world’s surface is covered by oceans. Eighty percent of the world is virtually out of bounds of law.. Where a plane hijack triggers swift international action, the disappearance of a ship goes virtually unnoticed..
At the beginning of the new millennium, pirates cast a shadow of fear and misery over today’s seafarers.. With a staggering increase of 30% over the previous year, piracy is now worse than ever before.. Every year 30 billion dollars and numerous lives are lost in maritime fraud and crimes on the high seas.. But hardly anyone notices. And no one is doing anything about it.
On eighty percent of the world’s surface there is no law enforcement. Anyone who sails the high seas is unprotected.. This series presents the dark side of the seas..
Eric Ellen – once chief constable of the Port of London, then “super sleuth” for the International Chamber of Commerce and Lloyds insurers – has dedicated his life to the protection of the unprotectable. From their London office, Ellen and his successors, led by Indian captain Mukundan now operate the International Maritime Bureau, the only organisation in the world to systematically fight crime on the high seas.
Virtually unknown to the public at large, crime rages in the lawless expanse of the world’s oceans: Pirates steal and kill, “respectable citizens” play fraudulent games with ship’s papers. Freighters become phantom ships, changing identity and stealing cargoes, or are scuttled to claim massive insurance sums. National and international authorities are unable, or – all too often – unwilling to take action.. “Crime on the High Seas” is two fast paced, exiting hours of television, featuring the work of Eric Ellen and the International Maritime Bureau. In every episode different aspects of maritime crime are analysed in spectacular case studies that are logically interwoven. By following the actions of the IMB and recreating some of the most prolific cases in the history of modern maritime crime, the fascinating story will be told of Crime on the High Seas, and the sinister side of life at sea…
Fraud is undermining maritime trade today. No one knows the full extent of the problem.. And no one seems to care. For its very internationality is both the strength and the weakness of the maritime industry. There are no international bodies that can act, and national governments are only quick to pass the bucket. “Super-sleuth of the seas” Eric Ellen: ..”The term for it is ‘Beyond our jurisdiction’.. It didn’t happen in our backyard, it happened in somebody else’s backyard.. The High Seas are one huge ‘beyond jurisdiction’..”
At the beginning of the new millennium, pirates cast a shadow of fear and misery over today’s seafarers.. With a staggering increase of 30% over the previous year, piracy is now worse than ever before.. In 1999 320 merchant ships were attacked – mainly in the waters of S.E.-Asia… This past year pirates attacked hundreds of large ships.. Next year may break this “all time high” in piracy – Again. And this is only the tip of an iceberg. No one knows how many smaller vessels – yaughts and fishermen’s ships – fall prey to pirates, but they must run over a thousand .. or thousands .. each year. Yet, very few people know about this.. And even less seem to care. Authorities prefer to look the other way. And governments only react when they’re stung into action.
200 short stories (5 – 7 min.) by master storytellers from around the world with an introduction program (27 min.) hosted by Peter Ustinov.
Though nearly extinct in many cultures, storytelling is the oldest art of mankind.. Nothing is comparable to the spellbinding contact which the masters of this ancient oral tradition could make with their audience.
Many Voices, One World is a wonderful panoramic journey through the world of storytelling. In each of the short programs, a story is told to a small group of people. The settings – a living room, a market square or pub – lend an everyday intimacy to the proceedings. Consequently, the viewer inevitably falls under the spell of the storyteller. Storytelling knows no boundaries and Many Voices, One World features stories from around the world. We’re treated to the legends, parables, epics, and burlesques of master storytellers from across the five continents. Peter Ustinov welcomes us to the world of storytelling in a 30’ introductory program.
Many Voices, One World was co-produced with UNESCO (a.o.) and has been broadcast and warmly received in Japan, Russia, Canada, The Netherlands, Brazil, China, Turkey, Spain, India, Serbia along with many other countries.
Ben Haggerty – England
Jim Alden – England
Manfei Obin – Ivory Coast
Mohammed Ben-Halfaoui – Morocco
Abbi Patrix – France
Sherif Tashliova – Turkey
Verney February – S.Africa
Eamon Kelly – Ireland
Mirza Halbetov – Uzbekistan
Ahmed Ragai – Egypt
Garzón Cespedes – Cuba
Frederik – Holland
Alexander Parker – Jamaica
Rara Rumiati – Indonesia
Sumarto Timur – Indonesia
Henri Gougeaud – France
Nilwan Subihati – Indonesia
Sitigi Kouyaté – Bourkina Fasso
Stanley Robertson – Scotland
Gilbert Massala – Congo
Alexander Bremont – Domenica
John Campbell – N.Ireland
Luis Landriscina – Argentina
Ezzed Alem – Egypt
Eamon McThomais – Ireland
Twins Olunyani – Nigeria
Idunn Steinsdottir – Iceland
Doc MacConnell – USA
Carlos Lopéz – Mexico
Dewi Rai Mesi – Indonesia
Eraclio Zepeda – Mexico
Jude le Paboul – France
Jan Blake – Jamaica
Anna Kashunina – Russia
Nilwa Subuhati – Indonesia
Sean O’Heiniri – Ireland
Asiedu Yirenkyi – Ghana
Raja Awashti – India
Robin Williamson – England
Jannick Jaulin – France
Mangku Lenggeng – Indonesia
Abdul el-Madili – Morocco
Duncan Williamson – Scotland
Tuktamurat Azizov – Uzbekistan
Vilborg Dagbjartsdottir – Iceland
Gregorio Manzur – Argentina
I Wayan Ranu – Indonesia
Ahmed Ezzarghoui – Morocco
Mimi Barthelémy – Haïti
Ganpatlal Dangi – India
Mohammed Aghaghay – Morocco
Brother Blue – USA
Ida Bagus Mayun – Indonesia
Lucien Gourong – France
Jackie Torrence – USA
Doc Shields – England
Irma García – Mexico
Elisabeth Padden – Ireland
Sukanto – Indonesia
Raja Awashti – India
Tunjay Tanbogha – Turkey
Tuktamurat Aziziv – Uzbekistan
Devta Din – India
Bruno de la Salle – France
I Made Taro – Indonesia
Peter Ustinov – England
Samsul Arifin – Indonesia
Muatid Billah – Morocco
Omar alacios – Argentina
Alain Poulain – France
Paul Keens- Douglas – Trinidad
Thordar Haldarsson – Iceland
Shahryar Mirza – India
Ben Zimet – France
Willie MacFee – Ireland
Yvon Audouar – France
Scosamh MacEachmhar – Ireland
Nick Leslie – South Africa
Godfrey Duncan – Guyana
Behlül Gürbüz – Turkey
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