Babylon
Network: France 2 Type: Factual Format: 4 x 70 Directing: Arnaud Poivre d’Arvor
Summary:
An historical investigative magazine programme that revisits the great enigmas of the past. Each episode is not only a chance to discover an historic figure and delve into a mythical place in France or abroad but also into a time period, a truly exciting adventure into the past in spectacular present decors.
Filmed on the very places of history’s great mysteries, this full-on, historical/scientific “thriller” enables us to consult the best specialists, historians and experts in situ in order to try and shed light on legendary secrets.
The 4 episodes:
– In pursuit of Jack the Ripper
– The quest for King Arthur
– Among the secrets of Leonardo da Vinci
– In search of Christ’s tomb