Around the World in 80 Treasures - Season 1 - Eps 8: Mali To Egypt
In The West-African land-locked Sahel country Mali, Dan visits the Great Mosque of Djenna and at Sanga the Dogon tribe's rock paintings and a ceremonial dance mask. The journey continues North trough desert-state Libya, visiting the Roman site of Leptis Magna at Tripolis and the Berber granary at Gasr Al-Hajj. Finally East to Egypt, gift of the Nile, where he admires the Great Pyramid of Giza, the burial mask of Pharaoh Tuthankamun in the Cairo museum, queen Nefertari's tomb in amazing Luxor and the Edfu temple of Horus.
About Around the World in 80 Treasures
Title: Around the World in 80 Treasures
First Air Date: 2005-02-21
Last Air Date: 2005-04-25
Status: Ended
Rating: 4/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 10
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Cruickshank takes a five-month world tour visiting his choices of the eighty greatest man-made treasures, including buildings and artifacts. His tour takes him through 34 countries and 6 of the 7 continents. In addition to seeing some of the world's greatest treasures, Cruickshank tries many different kinds of food including testicle, brain, and insects. His means of transportation included airplanes, trains, camel, donkey, foot, bicycle, scooter, hang glider, and boats.
Cast
Dan Cruickshank
Self - Presenter
