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The Secrets to Civilization

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2021
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The Secrets to Civilization (2021)
DocumentaryHistory

Secrets to Civilisation is a groundbreaking History series which explores the recent explosion in data about our planet's past, offering a completely fresh perspective on the ancient world f... Read allSecrets to Civilisation is a groundbreaking History series which explores the recent explosion in data about our planet's past, offering a completely fresh perspective on the ancient world from the Bronze Age to the fall of Rome.Secrets to Civilisation is a groundbreaking History series which explores the recent explosion in data about our planet's past, offering a completely fresh perspective on the ancient world from the Bronze Age to the fall of Rome.

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    • Alice Roberts
    • Lewis Dartnell
    • Lee Drake
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      • Lewis Dartnell
      • Lee Drake
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    Alice Roberts
    Alice Roberts
    • Narrator
    • 2021
    Lewis Dartnell
    Lewis Dartnell
    • Self - Astrobiologist…
    • 2021
    Lee Drake
    • Self - Paleoclimatologist…
    • 2021
    Chris Naunton
    • Self - Archaeologist…
    • 2021
    Vasiliki Kassianidou
    • Professor of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus…
    Mark Macklin
    • Self - Potamologist…
    • 2021
    Greg Woolf
    • Self - Ancient Historian
    • 2021
    Henrik van Ypsilon
    • Narrator - German version
    • 2021
    Elizabeth Fentress
    • Self - Excavation Site Director
    • 2021
    Joe McConnell
    • Self - Hydrogeologist
    • 2021
    Joe Manning
    • Self - Ancient Historian
    • 2021
    Eric Cline
    • Self - Professor of Ancient History and Archaeology, George Washington University
    • 2021
    Dafna Langgut
    • Self - Archaeologist
    • 2021
    Israel Finkelstein
    • Self - Archaeologist
    • 2021
    Martin Finné
    • Self - Archaeologist
    • 2021
    Neil Newbon
    Neil Newbon
    • Macedonian Soldier
    • 2021
    Christopher Kouros
    Christopher Kouros
    • Roman Mourner
    • 2021
    Sia Alipour
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    • 2021
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    2namob-43673

    Decent first episode but the political agenda destroy it all

    Let us play a little game. Let us assume that you are a environmentalist out to save the world. You believe that too many farting cows and too many washing machines is leading to global warming although all indications show that we are heading for another Ice Maximum. You also love the Davos crowd and think that Greta is the second coming. But somehow history do not show what you want it to show. Somehow No factories, no cars and no pizza delivery has not changed anything - climate is still violently up and down, people are still dying from bad weather and drought lead to starvation also 5000 years ago. How can it be!?

    So, what do you do?

    You create a fake history series to tell everyone about how climate change is real, climate change lead to disaster, climate change destroyed the bronze age, climate change is behind it all!

    Yea, sure you do not get the actual real argument in there but you can almost do it and indirectly you can indoctrinate folk to believe in your mental phantasm. And every time you can you also focus on other political ideas.

    Great eh?

    Well, that is this show. Even when they do tell a few truths they mention climate things to enhance the message. In fact if you want to watch this I suggest you buy vodka and you take a shot every time they mention "climate change". A tip is to skip the 3rd episode because you are likely to die.

    2/10 because there are some decent imagery and some nice sceneries.

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