Landmarks: Egypt
Egypt is a unit of the BBC Schools TV series Landmarks from the 1980s & 1990s, covering history and geography for primary school pupils.
An introductory programme about the importance of the river Nile is followed by two programmes on Ancient Egypt, and two more on Egypt Today following modern family life. Egyptian presenters are used for all of the episodes.
The original transmission of the unit in 1989 was accompanied by a radio series of dramas and documentaries about Egypt, called The Egypt Project.
In 1991 an Over to You episode on Egypt was added, showing some of the work done by watching schools in response to the unit, as inspiration to others.
Episode List
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Gift of the Nile | 17 Apr 1989 |
| 2. | The Pharaohs | 24 Apr 1989 |
| 3. | Life Under the Pharaohs | 4 May 1989 |
| 4. | Life in Cairo Today | 8 May 1989 |
| 5. | Life in Luxor Today | 15 May 1989 |
Broadcasts
| Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | Summer 1989 | Monday, 1:40pm | Thursday, 11:20am | BBC2 | from 17 Apr | |||
| 1990-91 | Spring 1991 | Monday, 1:40pm | Thursday, 11:00am | BBC2 | from 7 Jan | |||
| 1992-93 | Spring 1993 | Monday, 1:40pm | Thursday, 11:10am | BBC2 | from 8 Feb |
There was an additional one-off screening of the episode Life Under the Pharaohs in Summer 1994, on Friday 17th June 1994 at 1pm on BBC2.
Credits
| Narrators | Hassan al Geretly Samira Kirollos |
| Producer & director | David Meldrum |
Resources
Teacher's Notes
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1989 Notes -
1993 Notes
Video Plus Pack
A 60-minute video containing the first three episodes, on the history of Ancient Egypt.
Fact Finder Book
Software
'Time-child' simulation software on Egypt for Acorn, Nimbus & PC, in which players follow Shef, the son of a scribe, to learn about life in Ancient Egypt.
Related programmes
- Landmarks: Ancient EgyptLandmarks revisited Egypt a decade later with presenter Jamie Theakston .
- Landmarks: Over to YouA 1991 Over to You episode specifically followed up this unit.
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