He honed his hosting skills on Discovery, History and National Geographic. He currently hosts series “Under Italy” in Italian on Rai5 (Italy's national culture channel). Known for his archaeological digs and discoveries in Roman culture, as well as travel blogging during his life in this capacity, Professor Ayra is also a documentary host and executive director of the American Institute for Roman Culture (which he founded in 2002 with architect Tom Rankin). “By watching this show you see how everything is connected.” But what you don’t know is there is a whole other city underground,” added Gardner. “Along the surface you are seeing all these beautiful buildings in a city like Istanbul, for example. The collected data is then used to construct digital three-dimensional models. The 3D scanning analyzes these real-world environments to collect data on its shape and possibly its appearance. By using these 3D scanning devices and really getting inside these cities you can deepen the history and take the viewer inside the experience of going to some of these places.” “All the places we go to in ‘Ancient Invisible Cities’ feature iconic and unique buildings as well as long history that lends itself to the storytelling. “We are in a co-producing partnership with BBC Studios and we look for projects themed to history and the intersection of technology to enhance our storytelling,” said Bill Gardner, VP of Programming & Development at PBS. From the buildings on the Acropolis in Athens to the silver mines and quarries beyond the city to Egypt's ancient treasures (including the first pyramid ever built and a hidden Roman fortress) and the journey through ancient Istanbul Professor Ayra brings a fresh perspective to more than 4,000 years of history. 12, the series features Professor Darius Arya as he explores and celebrates the hidden secrets of these three fascinating cities – the obscure structures and buried treasures - through the art 3D scanning. With the focus at PBS on original programming that educates and inspires, where new worlds, new discoveries and new technologies are explored, three-part series “Ancient Invisible Cities” possesses all the ingredients…and more.ĭebuting on August 29 in the location of Athens, set tonight in Cairo, and culminating in Istanbul on Sept. See Michael descend deep under the Great Pyramid of Egypt rock climb down a 1000 year old 90m well on Cairo’s citadel discover a disused giant cistern inside the ancient hippodrome of Istanbul abseil 16m underground to an ancient aqueduct in Athens crawl through ancient mining caves at Laurion and dive into the Aegean to see new underwater archaeology at Sounion.Īccompanied by ScanLabs who produce mm accurate 3D laser scans of many of the locations he visits, see Michael as he also leaps into the world of Virtual Reality to explore what it feels like to be a Caryatid on the Erechtheion in Athens what the Haghia Sophia looks like when standing on its immense dome roof and how the mysterious chambers of the Great Pyramid in Egypt line up when viewed from deep underground.Second Installment of the 3-Part Series, Set in Cairo, Airs Tonight In the latest series of Invisible Cities, Michael heads to Cairo, Istanbul and Athens across 3 episodes, to uncover the forgotten, hard to reach and invisible aspects of these extraordinary cities and in so doing, offers new perspectives on their dramatic and important histories. Ancient Invisible Cities: Cairo, Istanbul, Athens BBC2Īncient Invisible Cities airs in September 2018.Įpisode One: Cairo – Friday 7th SeptemberĮpisode Two: Athens – Friday 14th SeptemberĮpisode Three: Istanbul – Friday 21st September
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