Ancient Apocalypse

Ancient Apocalypse (2021-2023)

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Ancient Apocalypse investigates six catastrophic stories of how the world's greatest civilisations collapsed.

Every continent has its ruins — places where only stones tell the tale of a fallen people. They might lay buried under the Earth, in the shade of jungle canopy or amidst the teeming industry of a modern city. However, they all raise the same questions: How could something so great all but vanish? Why do civilisations collapse?

In this 6-part series, we uncover the scientific reasons why some of history's most fascinating peoples have disappeared in the face of the natural world's might. We investigate the end of The Akkadian Empire, The Lost City of Helike, Sodom and Gomorrha, The mystery of the Sea Peoples, The Maya Civilisation and Doggerland. Some of the world's greatest natural disasters reduced these societies to nothing.

Network
Scheduleevery Sunday at 20:15 (45 min)

Last Episode

The Rapa Nui
Season 2Episode 645 min

The Rapa Nui

Hundreds of years ago, sea-faring people called the Rapa Nui flourished on a small island at the easternmost edge of the Polynesian Islands – the Easter Island. When Europeans explorers first arrived in 1722, they found a tropical paradise, a land safeguarded by mysterious stone figures known as the moai. Hundreds of these statues dot the land to this day, facing inwards on the island, as if protecting its people.

Scholars and archaeologists have spent centuries sifting through discoveries, trying to solve the mystery of the Rapa Nui. They soon discovered that the outbreak of a major conflict had devastating effects for the population on the Easter Island. Suddenly after, the Rapa Nui further succumbed to a series of deadly events that saw the entire social order of the island collapse and their culture, lost to history.

Dec 12, 2023

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S02E06The Rapa NuiDec 12, 2023
S02E05The KhmerDec 12, 2023
S02E04The MinoansDec 12, 2023
S02E03The AztecsDec 12, 2023
S02E02The MocheDec 12, 2023
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Cast

Alisdair Simpson

Alisdair Simpson

voices himself
Iain Stewart

Iain Stewart

plays himself
Jeffrey Rose

Jeffrey Rose

plays himself
Mary-Ann Ochota

Mary-Ann Ochota

plays herself
Iszi Lawrence

Iszi Lawrence

plays herself
Robert R. Cargill

Robert R. Cargill

plays himself
Helen Farr

Helen Farr

plays herself
Naoíse Mac Sweeney

Naoíse Mac Sweeney

plays herself
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Characters

Narrator

Narrator

voiced by Alisdair Simpson
Geologist

Geologist

played by Iain Stewart
Archaeologist

Archaeologist

played by Jeffrey Rose
Social Anthropologist

Social Anthropologist

played by Mary-Ann Ochota
Historian

Historian

played by Iszi Lawrence
Assoc. Prof. of Classics and Religious Studies

Assoc. Prof. of Classics and Religious Studies

played by Robert R. Cargill
Maritime Archaeologist

Maritime Archaeologist

played by Helen Farr
Professor of Archaeology

Professor of Archaeology

played by Naoíse Mac Sweeney
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Also known as

  • Катастрофы Древнего мира (Russian Federation)

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