History Channel - Lost Worlds Season 2

You’ve heard of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, but today only the Pyramids of Giza survive. Have you ever wondered what the others looked like? What did the fortress of Masada look like before the Romans conquered it? What kind of bunker did the US Congress have in place during the Cold War in the event of nuclear attack? This series brings the latest scholarship and CG into play to recreate these LOST WORLDS.



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Title: Lost Worlds Season 02

Channel Transmitted: History Channel UK

Date: 2007

Source: TVRip

Format: XviD

Category: Documentary / Educational





LOST WORLDS SEASON 2 [2007]

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Series description:

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19 x One-Hour Series for The History Channel



From the castle of the real Count Dracula to the Super City of Adolf Hitler, history is full of temples, fortresses, lost civilizations, and secret worlds that have been left behind by the passage of time. But a team of field investigators and engineering experts went out into the world in search of clues about these great feats of engineering, technology, and culture in order to bring them back to life with modern-day graphic technology. See the past rebuilt in stunning detail in the brand new series LOST WORLDS on THE HISTORY CHANNEL.



http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=50191&display_order=2&mini_id=50189



Teaming with archaeologists and using cutting edge visual technology, Lost Worlds brings back to life lost civilizations and cultures. Join us on the quest to rebuild what was lost and is now found. From ancient Egypt, early Athens, Atlantis and even the Knight's Templar, Lost Worlds travels the world.



http://www.tv.com/lost-worlds/show/62238/summary.html?tag=tabs;summary



Narrator: Corey Lawson

Producer: Martin Kemp

Produced by: Atlantic Productions

http://www.imdb.com/company/co0146284/




http://www.atlanticproductions.tv/docser.html

http://www.history.com/minisites/lostworlds/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962966/






LOST WORLDS SEASON 2 EPISODES

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S02E01 Seven Wonders of the World

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First aired: 01/08/2007



The Seven Wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power, and science. Built in a time before Christ and their scale and majesty continues to mesmerize.



S02E02 Kama Sutra

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First aired: 08/08/2007



1,000 years ago in the central India, the Hindu Kings built their capital city, Khajuraho, 85 temples were built, 20 of which remain. Famed above all for the delicate sensuality and eroticism of their sculptures, these frank representations of sexuality are considered an expression of India's world renowned Kama Sutra.



S02E03 Secret A-Bomb Factories

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First aired: 15/08/2007



The end of World War II heralded the Cold War, war of paranoia and potential nuclear catastrophe. In the wreckages of missile sites, secret cities and crumbling nuclear facilities, search for clues to understand how this war was played out and the secret structures that were constructed to arm the nation against attack.



S02E04 Henry VIII's Mega Structures

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First aired: 22/08/2007



Considered one of England's greatest Kings and builders, Henry VIII remains famous for his six wives. Henry ruled by fear, executing his opponents and several of his wives. He ordered the destruction of beautiful buildings, libraries and works of art. However, Henry also built many magnificent palaces like Hampton Court and transformed Westminster Abbey from a modest church into the epicenter of the Protestant religion. Henry VIII remains one of the most important monarchs to have ruled England.



S02E05 Secret U.S. Bunkers

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First aired: 29/08/2007



As the Cold War reached its boiling point elaborate defense preparations were made in the event of nuclear war. Secret bunkers were constructed and a covert shadow government program was born.



S02E06 Herod the Great

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First aired: 05/09/2007



Herod, king of Judea, was famous for creating a series of great buildings, and laying the foundations for Jerusalem. Watch as Herod's impressive projects are charted, including his masterpiece, Herod's Temple.



S02E07 Building the Titanic

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First aired: 12/09/2007



The construction of the Titanic needed an army of workers & the resources of a purpose-built town complete with an array of specially built docks & facilities to construct it.



S02E08 Sin City of the West

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First aired: 19/09/2007



The wild west was an era fueled by lawless gambling towns, frenzied gold rushes, & legendary racketeers. Gunfighters & misfits thrived in a society where people were simply looking for a good time and a way to get filthy rich.



S02E09 The Vikings

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First aired: 26/09/2007



The Vikings were fearsome warriors from Denmark and Norway who burst upon Western Europe, raiding and plundering at the end of the 8th century. They first targeted coastal monasteries, but later they constructed magnificent ships that could sail up rivers and sack inland towns.



S02E10 Al Capone's Secret City

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First aired: 03/10/2007



Al Capone's, rise to power coincided with the notorious Roaring Twenties in Chicago. Capone & his fellow mobsters flooded the city with bootleg liquor, while buying off government officials.



S02E11 Lost Superpower of the Bible

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First aired: 10/10/2007



The Hittites are the forgotten superpower of the Bible. Hattusha, the capital was the heart of their empire. They were a highly advanced military powerhouse who struck fear into the hearts of all their enemies, yet the Hittites disappeared as quickly as they emerged--the greatest vanishing act in history.



S02E12 Stalin's Supercity

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First aired: 17/10/2007



See what the Soviet Union looked like during Stalin's rule.



S02E13 City of Armageddon

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First aired: 24/10/2007



Located on a rocky plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, the now-ruined fortress of Masada once had walls 1400m long and 4m thick, storehouses, barracks, an armory, a palace and massive cisterns filled with rainwater. Designed to withstand any invader, it became the scene of one of history's most bloody sieges... a siege that ended in mass suicide.



S02E14 Jekyll & Hyde

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First aired: 31/10/2007



One of the most frightening horror stories ever written was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Was this story, however, Robert Louis Stevenson's disturbing fantasy or was it based on a series of blood-curdling episodes that took place in the town of Edinburgh?



S02E15 Age of Airships

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First aired: 07/11/2007



Airships flew years before the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane, yet it has been almost forgotten. The largest aircraft ever built was an airship. The first aerial bombardment of one nation by another was conducted using airships and they still are the only airborne aircraft carriers ever built. Follow the rise and fall of the airship and discover the shining future of air travel that never was.



S02E16 Ivan the Terrible's Fortress

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First aired: 14/11/2007



Ivan the Terrible, Russia's first Tsar, led a brutal and unpredictable life. A renowned sadist, Ivan was the originator of Russia's secret police. He fortified walls to counter the advancing age of artillery, expanded the borders of his nation and built a new generation of Kremlins. Follow a team of historical detectives who use evidence from recent excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to piece together clues to what Ivan's Russia looked like.



S02E17 Pirates of the Caribbean

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First aired: 21/11/2007



During the heyday of piracy, fearsome buccaneers sailed the Caribbean in search of booty. Fortresses are raided, swords are drawn and galleons clash in an incredible story of glittering treasure and swashbuckling adventures. From the icy docks of Bristol to the tropical paradise of the Caribbean, discover the incredible world of the buccaneers.



S02E18 Taj Mahal

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First aired: 28/11/2007



Four hundred years ago Emperor Shah Jahan was the most powerful man in the world. The Taj Mahal, in Agra, India was built to honor his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth. The Taj Mahal is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World and considered to be the finest example of Mughal architecture. 20,000 workers toiled to create an astounding feat of engineering, but what we see today is only a fraction of what was originally erected.



S02E19 Lost City of Aphrodite

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First aired: 05/12/2007



Aphrodisias is a magnificent city of marble dedicated to the Greek goddess Aphrodite. It is widely recognized as one of the best-preserved sites in the Classical World. Although forgotten until the mid-20th century, the city's remarkable state of preservation led to comparisons with Pompeii.



A/V INFO:

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Size: avg. 350MB each episode

Running Time: avg. 45min each episode

Format: Avi, 640 x 368 px

Aspect Ratio: 1.739 (40:23)

Video Codec: XviD

Video Info: Frames/s 29.970, avg. 920 kbps

Audio: English

Audio Codec: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3 CBR

Audio Info: 48000Hz 192 kb/s, Joint Stereo