Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World - Season 1 Episode 3 : Ancient Wisdom

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Sep 02, 1980

1 - 1

The Journey Begins Sep 02, 1980
1 - 2

Monsters of the Deep Sep 09, 1980
1 - 3

Ancient Wisdom Sep 16, 1980
1 - 4

The Missing Apeman Sep 23, 1980
1 - 5

Giants for the Gods Sep 30, 1980
1 - 6

Monsters of the Lakes Oct 07, 1980
1 - 7

The Great Siberian Explosion Oct 14, 1980
1 - 8

The Riddle of the Stones Oct 21, 1980
1 - 9

Out of the Blue Oct 28, 1980
1 - 10

U.F.O.s Nov 04, 1980
1 - 11

Dragons, Dinosaurs and Giant Snakes Nov 11, 1980
1 - 12

Strange Skies Nov 18, 1980
1 - 13

Clarke's Cabinet of Curiosities Nov 25, 1980

Overview

This episode is concerned with technology from history that was either ahead of its time and subsequently forgotten, or artefacts which are mysteries in themselves. This includes the Baghdad battery, where German scientist Arne Eggebrecht is shown electroplating a small silver statue with a gold cynanide solution and a replica of the battery using grape juice. There are also segments on the Antikythera Mechanism (including an interview with Derek J. de Solla Price), the Stone Balls of Costa Rica and the so-called 'Skull of Doom' which famously dominates the opening credits of the series. Clarke opines at the end that had some of these forgotten technologies been developed and not lost that we would have 'colonised the stars' by now.

Year 1980

Studio ITV1

Director

Crew Charles Flynn (Director)

Popularity 0.4831

Language English