Building the Great Pyramid

British TV series or programme

Jonathan Stamp
Steven Manuel

Directed byJonathan StampStarring

Hisham Abdullah
Mohamed Awad

Voices of

Omar Sharif
Christian Brückner

Narrated by

Michael Pennington
Tom Hewitt
Marc Bator

Composers

Jonathan Cooper
Martyn Swain

Country of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producerSteven ManuelRunning time60 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkBBC OneRelease28 October 2002 (2002-10-28)Related

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Pyramid aka Building the Great Pyramid is a 2002 BBC Television documentary film which tells the story of the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza through the commentary of the fictional builder, Nakht.

Production

The film was produced by the BBC in co-production with the Discovery Channel and NDR.

Awards

Primetime Emmy Award 2003
- Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
International Emmy Awards 2004
- Nominated: Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Media information

DVD release

Released on Region 2 DVD as a bonus disc with Egypt.^[1]

Companion book

Jackson, Kevin; & Jonathan Stamp (10 October 2002). Pyramid. BBC Books (hardcover). ISBN 978-0-563-48803-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Jackson, Kevin; & Jonathan Stamp (1 February 2003). Building the Great Pyramid. Firefly Books (paperbook). ISBN 978-1-55297-719-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)