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Immortal Egypt
Also known asThe Story of Egypt
Written byJoann Fletcher[1]
Directed bySophie Elwin-Harris
Presented byJoann Fletcher
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time59 minutes
Production companyLion Television
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release4 January (2016-01-04) –
25 January 2016 (2016-01-25)

Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher, also known as The Story of Egypt, is a British

Egyptologist and educator Joann Fletcher. The series first aired on BBC Two from 4 to 25 January 2016.[2]

Immortal Egypt chronicles the history of ancient Egypt, from its prehistoric era through each of its different periods: the Early Dynastic Period, the Old Kingdom, the First Intermediate Period, the Middle Kingdom, the Second Intermediate Period, the New Kingdom, the Third Intermediate Period, the Late Period and the era of Persian rule, the Ptolemaic period, and the Roman period.

Throughout the miniseries' four episodes, Fletcher is shown visiting numerous tombs, ruins, archaeological sites, and other locations across Egypt, as well as examining artefacts housed at various British museums. During the production of Immortal Egypt, Fletcher and the miniseries' production company Lion Television were granted "unprecedented access" to the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III.[3]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The Road to the Pyramids"Sophie Elwin-HarrisJoann Fletcher4 January 2016 (2016-01-04)[4]
The first episode introduces ancient Egypt, from its
mummification and the Gebelein predynastic mummies; early calendars and tax records; the Narmer Palette; the pharaoh Djoser and his chancellor Imhotep; the Pyramid of Djoser; and the Giza pyramid complex
.
2"Chaos"Sophie Elwin-HarrisJoann Fletcher11 January 2016 (2016-01-11)[5]
The second episode explores the First Intermediate Period of Egypt—an era marked by famines and civil wars—as well as the Middle Kingdom Period and Second Intermediate Period. Topics covered include the pyramid of Unas and its accompanying causeway; the decentralization of the Egyptian state and the rise of provincial nomarchs like Ankhtifi; Mentuhotep II; a warriors' tomb in Deir el-Bahari, part of the Theban Necropolis; the development of fortifications; and the rise to power and eventual defeat of the Hyksos.
3"Zenith"Sophie Elwin-HarrisJoann Fletcher18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)[6]
The third episode focuses on the age of ancient Egypt's
High Priests of Amun
.
4"Invasion"Sophie Elwin-HarrisJoann Fletcher25 January 2016 (2016-01-25)[7]
The fourth episode spans ancient Egypt's
animal mummification; the cult of the sacred bull Apis; the Achaemenid conquest of Egypt by the Persian Cambyses II; the Rosetta Stone; and the arrival of Alexander the Great and the establishment of the city of Alexandria
.

Critical reception

Sally Newall of The Independent wrote of Immortal Egypt that, "You couldn't fault Fletcher's passion or knowledge, which, like in her previous outing in Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings, was always accessible"; this perceived accessibility, Newall said, "[makes] it easy to share her enthusiasm – even without Egyptology's most eye-catching artifacts".[8] The Telegraph's Phil Harrison gave the miniseries a positive review, writing: "Fletcher's greatest achievement has been to rescue these abstract historical figures from the ossuary and endow them with real, relatable humanity. ... There's also her passion – declaiming enthusiastically from burial chambers and stomping keenly around archaeological digs, she's frequently seemed not just fascinated by her subjects but visibly moved by their travails."[2]

Hadar Sela, writing for the UK division of the pro-Israel Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), criticized Immortal Egypt for making reference to Egypt's geographical relation to Palestine instead of Israel.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Joann Fletcher designs Egypt exhibitions for Barnsley Museums". Barnsley Chronicle. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Harrison, Phil (25 January 2016). "Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher, review: 'excellent'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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  8. ^ Newall, Sally (4 January 2016). "Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher, BBC2 - TV review: Plenty of passion from the red-haired prof". The Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. CAMERA UK
    . Retrieved 30 May 2023.

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