EXCLUSIVE: Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders Producer Impossible Factual has been given the green light by the BBC and Channel 5 to make programs about the Cambridgeshire Crucifixion and Mount Vesuvius.
The Crucifixion in Cambridgeshire will also air on PBS, Arte and SBS and tells the story of the best-preserved example of Roman crucifixion ever found. It was discovered in the moors of Cambridgeshire and represents only the second confirmed case in the world, discovered by experts and a virtual autopsy.
On channel 5 The lost one Vesuvius Scrolls with Alice Robertsoffers four years of exclusive access to the work of University of Kentucky Professor Brent Seales. Seale’s work recently made headlines around the world when, with the help of technology, he became the first person in 2,000 years to read in the only surviving library from the ancient world: a cabinet of hundreds of locked, charred papyrus scrolls located at the archaeological site of Herculaneum was discovered. during burial during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which also preserved Pompeii.
Distributed by ZDF Studios, international versions of The lost scrolls was also produced for PBS, France Télévisions and SBS.
“These documentaries show how breakthroughs in modern technology shed new light on the past,” says Luria, head of documentary program at Impossible, who led both projects.
“It has been a great joy to bring these stories to life on screen and discover new revelations that will change our understanding of history.”
Source: Deadline

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