BBC Dinos 24/7

BBC Dinos 24/7 è un canale via cavo disponibile negli Stati Uniti interamente dedicato alla vita preistorica. La sua programmazione è composta da serie documentaristiche e speciali su dinosauri, paleontologia ed ere geologiche in cui questi animali vissero. I contenuti attingono in gran parte dall’archivio di storia naturale della BBC, inclusi programmi originariamente prodotti per BBC Earth e altre collane factual. Le puntate trattano solitamente il comportamento dei dinosauri, le scoperte fossili e la scienza alla base degli eventi di estinzione. Il canale non trasmette notizie, sport o intrattenimento; il palinsesto è incentrato su contenuti factual di lunga durata pensati per spettatori interessati alla storia naturale e alle scienze della terra.

Gli spettatori possono accedere a BBC Dinos 24/7 tramite la maggior parte dei principali operatori via cavo e satellitari negli Stati Uniti. Il canale offre anche uno streaming live attraverso alcuni servizi TV online che trasmettono il feed lineare completo. Le guide TV del canale sono pubblicate dai provider locali e di solito replicano gli episodi in diverse fasce orarie per adattarsi ai vari orari di visione. Al

Programma TV
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
07:43 - 08:45
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Series, Art, History, Documentary, Miniseries
The Golden Age
Alastair Sooke explores the sumptuous treasures of the Golden Age of Egyptian art, starting with troubling psychological portraits of tyrant king Senwosret III, and ending with the golden mask of boy-king Tutankhamun.
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
08:45 - 09:45
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Series, Art, History, Documentary, Miniseries
A New Dawn
Alastair Sooke looks at how, despite political decline, the final era of the Egyptian Empire saw its art enjoy revival and rebirth. From the colossal statues of Rameses II that proclaimed the pharaoh's power to the final flourishes under Queen Cleopatra, Sooke discovers that the subsequent invasions by foreign rulers, from the Nubians and Alexander the Great to the Romans, produced a new hybrid art full of surprise.
Secrets of the Pyramids
09:45 - 10:48
Secrets of the Pyramids
Series, History, Documentary
Episode 1
Exploring fresh archaeological excavations that shed new light on the lives of those who worked tirelessly on the pyramids.
Animal Mummies
10:48 - 11:48
Animal Mummies
Special, Documentary
Exploring the world of pet preservation.
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
11:48 - 12:45
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
Dan meets the mummies of Tutankhamun's parents at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and discovers that they were actually brother and sister. CT scans reveal how this incestuous relationship could have been responsible for Tutankhamun's poor health. Raksha heads underground to a rare tomb excavation in the Valley of the Kings which has never been seen before on television.
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
12:45 - 13:43
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
Picking up the story in 1323BC, the pharaoh sustains the injury that would eventually kill him. On a scan of Tutankhamun's skeleton, Dan sees a break to his thigh bone which could have been a battle injury. John visits Howard Carter's house and probes the 1920s craze of `Tutmania', when the Western world went crazy for all things Egyptian.
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
13:43 - 14:42
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
Dan discovers a series of curious anomalies in Tutankhamun's burial, and spots that the faces on his coffins and canopic jars do not match that of the famous golden mask. Raksha looks at Seti's tomb, which shows how low quality and hurried Tutankhamun's was in comparison. John learns how to dance like an Egyptian at a funeral, and investigates the truth of the `Curse of Tutankhamun'.
Lost Cities of The Ancients
14:42 - 15:43
Lost Cities of The Ancients
Series, Educational, Science, History, Documentary
The Vanished Capital of the Pharaoh
A journey to discover the legendary lost city of Piramesse, a magnificent ancient capital built 3,000 years ago by the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Great. When it was finally rediscovered by early archaeologists, it opened up a bizarre puzzle because it was in the wrong place.
Lost Cities of The Ancients
15:43 - 16:45
Lost Cities of The Ancients
Series, Educational, Science, History, Documentary, Performing arts
The Cursed Valley of the Pyramids
In the Lambayeque valley in northern Peru lies a strange lost world, the forgotten ruins of 250 mysterious pyramids, including some of the biggest on the planet, colossal structures made out of mud bricks.
Lost Cities of The Ancients
16:45 - 17:47
Lost Cities of The Ancients
Series, Educational, Science, History, Documentary
The Dark Lords of Hattusha
This is the story of the formidable Hittites and their long-lost capital, Hattusha, which has recently been rediscovered. Buried in this lost city is one of the greatest libraries of the ancient world, and all the secrets of this mysterious civilisation were written in two codes - one a unique form of hieroglyphs with which we can recreate the lost world of the Hittites.
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
17:47 - 18:48
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Series, Art, History, Documentary, Miniseries
The Birth of Art
Alastair Sooke tells the story of Ancient Egyptian art and how it reflected the civilisation's religion, through thirty extraordinary masterpieces.
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
18:48 - 19:50
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Series, Art, History, Documentary, Miniseries
The Golden Age
Alastair Sooke explores the sumptuous treasures of the Golden Age of Egyptian art, starting with troubling psychological portraits of tyrant king Senwosret III, and ending with the golden mask of boy-king Tutankhamun.
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
19:50 - 20:51
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Series, Art, History, Documentary, Miniseries
A New Dawn
Alastair Sooke looks at how, despite political decline, the final era of the Egyptian Empire saw its art enjoy revival and rebirth. From the colossal statues of Rameses II that proclaimed the pharaoh's power to the final flourishes under Queen Cleopatra, Sooke discovers that the subsequent invasions by foreign rulers, from the Nubians and Alexander the Great to the Romans, produced a new hybrid art full of surprise.
Secrets of the Pyramids
20:51 - 21:53
Secrets of the Pyramids
Series, History, Documentary
Episode 1
Exploring fresh archaeological excavations that shed new light on the lives of those who worked tirelessly on the pyramids.
Ancient Powers
21:53 - 22:51
Ancient Powers
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
Origins
In a brutal world where nature is both friend and foe, the ancient powers are just beginning. They must use all their skill and ingenuity to shape their territory and establish their cultures.
Ancient Powers
22:51 - 23:53
Ancient Powers
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
Building Your Empire
In an unpredictable world, the ancient powers must lay down the foundations of their societies to show their strength, protect their people and ultimately build their way to glory.
Ancient Powers
23:53 - 00:51
Ancient Powers
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
Making Money
To pay for armies and other costs, the ancient powers had to tax territories and monetise their assets. But in this world of commerce, ancient societies stored their wealth in different ways.