Series · 2024 · Documentary

Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain

Name: Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Dara Ó Briain

★7.8 2024 1 Season TV-MA

Dara Ó Briain will be joined by archaeologist Raksha Dave and Egyptologist Dr Chris Naunton to explore the most compelling questions surrounding pyramids – ‘How were they built using massive chunks of stone, so heavy that even today a modern crane would struggle?' or ‘What were the Egyptian pyramid's true function?'; ‘If, as Egyptologists suggest, they're tombs, why has no-one ever discovered a Pharaoh in any of them?'

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Seasons & episodes

1 season · 2 episodes

Episode 01

Episode 1

May 20, 2024 · 45 min

In this the first episode, Dara Ó Briain - comedian, amateur astronomer and confirmed sceptic - embarks on a journey to explore the mysteries of the world's pyramids. With the Royal Pyramids of Egypt as a backdrop, Dara, assisted by Egyptologist Chris Naunton and archaeologist Raksha Dave, delves into the fundamental questions: Why and how were these pyramids built? How did they come to be?

Episode 02

Episode 2

May 27, 2024 · 47 min

In the second episode of the series that explores the mysteries of the world's pyramids Dara returns to Egypt in search of answers to the two most compelling mysteries of all: how did the battle between Pharaohs and tomb raiders shape the evolution of the pyramids? And why did the pyramids then ultimately fail?

About the series

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Audience score

★ 7.8 /10

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Synopsis

Documentary

Cast

1 principal cast

Dara Ó Briain

Presenter

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Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The documentary has 1 season and 2 total episodes, rated 7.8/10 by 5 viewers.