PBS Distribution has new episodes of PBS’ Secrets of the Dead and NOVA on the way this summer.
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On Tuesday, July 5th PBS Distribution will release new episodes of Secrets of the Dead and NOVA on DVD. Up first is Secrets of the Dead: Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb. Everybody knows the story of Cleopatra and Marc Antony. Her story has eve been made into a major motion picture starring legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor in the movie’s starring role. For all that people know about Cleopatra (both fact and fiction) one thing still remains unknown—the actual place where she is buried. This episode of Secrets of the Dead follows lawyer turned archaeologist Kathleen Martinez as she endeavors to find the famed queen’s final resting place. What happens over the course of the program is quite intriguing to say the least. This latest episode of Secrets of the Dead is a must have for any living room and classroom. It will be available Tuesday, July 5th. It will retail for MSRP of $24.99 but can be pre-ordered online now at a discounted price of $19.99 via PBS’ online store.
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The second of PBS Distribution’s July 5th titles is NOVA: Vikings Unearthed. It is not the first of PBS’ programs ever centered on the infamous Norsemen. But it is just as interesting as the network’s previous offerings centered on the Vikings. This episode of NOVA follows researchers as they examine what may be the first new North American Viking site to be uncovered in half a century. The last site to be discovered was in Newfoundland in the 1960s. Now researchers have found another site in Newfoundland that they believe may be another Viking settlement. The researchers–space archaeologist Dr. Sarah Parcak (National Geographic Fellow, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and winner of the TED 2016 prize), archaeologist Douglas Bolender (University of Massachusetts, Boston), and historian Dan Snow—is joined by a number of other experts from around the globe as they excavate and examine the site at Point Rosee in southern Newfoundland. Satellite imagery, CGI recreations, and more is used throughout the investigation.
The investigation of the site is just part of the program’s story. Also included in this episode of NOVA is an examination of the Vikings’ history, from their expertise in sailing and trading to the myths surrounding their culture and more. The program runs roughly one hour, counting opening and end credits. It will retail for MSRP of $24.99 but can be pre-ordered online direct now at a discounted price of $19.99 via PBS’ online store. Audiences can view a trailer for NOVA: Vikings Unearthed online now here.
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More information on these and other episodes of Secrets of the Dead and NOVA is available online now at:
Website: http://pbs.org/secrets, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SecretsofTheDead, http://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline
Twitter: http://twitter.com/SecretsPBS, http://twitter.com/novapbs
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