The Nile
(2004)Streaming Episode Guide
Miniseries
Mankind has looked on this river and wondered on its mysteries, where it comes from, why it floods every year, and how flowing through the desert for thousands of kilometres it never runs dry. Many died attempting to unravel its secrets; in doing so they became legends themselves, their names forever bound to the great river. Journey along this river through the ages into the heart of Africa, a river that has shaped history, a river with the power to change the lives of all that encounter it, the Nile.The Search for the Source
Episode 3 - 3-12-2004
From the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea runs the world's longest river. Since the Egyptians first settled along its banks men have dreamt of discovering where the Nile was born, but for centuries the river kept its secrets close. The obsession grew and by the mid-19th century some were prepared to risk their lives to be the first to discover the source of the Nile.
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The Great Flood
Episode 2 - 3-05-2004
The Nile, draining over 3 million km2 of Africa, then flowing through one of the harshest deserts in the world, it is the world’s longest river. This river was the powerhouse behind the world’s first great civilisation, without the Nile’s extraordinary fertility there would be no Tutankhamun, no Cleopatra, no pyramids; it changed the world forever.
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Crocodiles and Kings
Episode 1 - 2-27-2004
It’s the longest river on Earth; flowing from the heart of the continent, it has written a story across the landscape as it forges its way North, through mountains, forests, marsh and desert. For centuries its waters have sustained life in some of the harshest places on Earth, without it this corner of Africa would be only rock and dust and sand. Civilisations have risen and fallen on its banks, without its gifts the pyramids would never have been built.
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