Lost Worlds (TV series)

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Lost Worlds
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Lost Worlds title screen
Narrated by Corey Johnson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes32
Production
Producer Atlantic Productions
Running timeapprox. 44 minutes
Release
Original network The History Channel
Original releaseApril 4, 2005 (2005-04-04) 
December 5, 2007 (2007-12-05)

Lost Worlds is a documentary television series by The History Channel that explores a variety of "lost" locations from ancient to modern times. These "great feats of engineering, technology, and culture" [1] are revealed through the use of archaeological evidence, interviews with relevant experts while examining the sites, and CGI reproductions. [2] These visual re-creations take the form of rendered 3D environments and photo manipulated overlays, allowing the "lost world" to be seen over its present-day state.

Contents

The pilot episode "Palenque: Metropolis of the Maya" was first aired on April 4, 2005. It was followed by 12 more episodes in 2006, and a further 19 episodes in 2007.

Episodes

Number of EpisodesEpisode titlePresent locationOriginal air date
1 Palenque: Metropolis of the Maya Mexico April 4, 2005
2Knights Templar Syria July 10, 2006
3Atlantis Crete, Santorini July 17, 2006
4Ramses' Egyptian empire Egypt July 24, 2006
5 Athens - Ancient Supercity Greece July 31, 2006
6Secret Cities of the A-BombUnited StatesAugust 7, 2006
7 Hitler's SupercityGermanyAugust 14, 2006
8Jesus' Jerusalem Israel/Palestine August 21, 2006
9Churchill's Secret Bunkers England August 28, 2006
10The Real Dracula Romania September 4, 2006
11Braveheart's Scotland Scotland September 11, 2006
12The First Christians Greece, Italy, Turkey September 18, 2006
13The Pagans England September 25, 2006
14Seven Wonders of the World Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Turkey August 1, 2007
15Kama Sutra India August 8, 2007
16Secret A-Bomb FactoriesUnited StatesAugust 15, 2007
17Henry VIII's Mega Structures England August 22, 2007
18Secret U.S. BunkersUnited StatesAugust 29, 2007
19Herod the Great Israel/Palestine September 5, 2007
20Building the TitanicIrelandSeptember 12, 2007
21Sin City of the WestUnited StatesSeptember 19, 2007
22The Vikings Denmark, England, Iceland September 26, 2007
23Al Capone's Secret City Chicago (United States)October 3, 2007
24Lost Superpower of the Bible Turkey October 10, 2007
25Stalin's SupercityRussiaOctober 17, 2007
26City of Armageddon Israel/Palestine October 24, 2007
27Jekyll & Hyde Scotland October 31, 2007
28Age of AirshipsGermany, United StatesNovember 7, 2007
29 Ivan the Terrible's FortressRussiaNovember 14, 2007
30Pirates of the Caribbean Jamaica November 21, 2007
31 Taj Mahal India November 28, 2007
32Lost City of Aphrodisias Turkey December 5, 2007

Release on DVD

Each episode was made available on DVD on its original air date. The first 13 episodes were released as a 4-DVD box set on January 30, 2007. [3]

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References

  1. "About the Series". history.com. The History Channel. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2012. A team of field investigators and engineering experts went out into the world in search of clues about these great feats of engineering, technology, and culture in order to bring them back to life with modern-day graphic technology.
  2. "About Lost Worlds" (video). history.com. The History Channel. Retrieved 12 June 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Lost Worlds DVD Set". shop.history.com. The History Channel. Retrieved 12 June 2012.