Ancient Worlds is about people and places, politics and economics, art and war, trade and technology, but above all it’s the story of the painful birth and difficult growth of a radical idea first tried and tested some six thousand years ago, and which we are still struggling with today; civilisation. Civilisation has not come easily; it’s something we’ve had to fight hard to achieve, and even harder to maintain, and the greatest threats to it have come from our own talents for destruction. But when we’ve managed to get it right, the benefits have been enormous. When we talk about the ancient world we tend to think of rare and exotic artefacts or the monumental remains of epic architecture; but these are just the empty shells that got left behind when the tide of history turned! The living creatures, the civilisations, that once inhabited these shells were rarely if ever static or stately; they were dynamic, chaotic, and always threatening to spin out of control, because civilisation is based on an improbable idea; that strangers can live and work together in dense urban settings, forging new allegiances that replace the natural ties of family, clan or tribe. It’s an idea we’re still coming to terms with today, but one of the best ways to understand the challenges that are involved is to look at how our ancestors tackled them the first time around. From ancient Iraq to Imperial Rome, Ancient Worlds examines how our ancestors struggled with the levers of religion and politics, art and culture, war and diplomacy, technology and trade in order to keep the complex machinery of their civilisations turning over. Their insights and blind-spots, their breakthroughs and dead ends, their triumphs and disasters are the milestones on the long and winding road that leads directly from their ancient to our modern world.
非洲是世界上一些最危险的掠食者的家园。在水中或陆地上没有什么地方是安全的。非洲最致命动物当属：蛇、毒牙和鲨鱼。非洲的蛇追随非洲大陆的顶级掠食者，证明非洲的美丽只在皮肤深处。鬣狗和野狗等大型食肉动物配备凶猛的犬齿和无与伦比的韧性能够在几秒钟内将猎物撕成碎片。世界上最致命的 3 种鲨鱼中虎鲨、牛鲨和臭名昭著的大白鲨，非洲海岸线是这三种鲨鱼的家园。 第1集：非洲死神致命一击（Lethal Strike） 第2集：杀戮尖牙（Fangs that Kill） 第3集：深海杀手（Killers of the Deep） 解说：Bill Graves 制作：Lion Mountain Media
This four-part documentary series features Chelsea Handler as she explores topics of personal and universal fascination: marriage, racism, Silicon Valley, and drugs. The Festival will premiere one installment of the series with clips from the other three installments, followed by an extended Q&A with Chelsea Handler, Director Eddie Schmidt, and Executive Producer Morgan Neville. World Premiere
