Lara Croft er en eventyrlysten aristokrat og frygtløs arkæolog med speciale i gamle mysterier og farlige missioner. Da planeterne står på linje for første gang i 5.000 år, begynder jagten på en mytisk artefakt med magten til at kontrollere tiden. Lara må konkurrere mod et hemmeligt broderskab, der vil bruge artefakten til at herske over verden. Rejsen fører hende gennem gamle ruiner og dødsensfarlige fælder i en kamp mod tiden - og sin egen fortid.
I det gamle Egypten opdager den onde krigsherre Nebserek et forbandet sværd, der gør ejeren mere magtfuld for hver sjæl, der nedlægges. Scorpion King beslutter sig for at stoppe denne ondskab, og han samler et team: Den nubiske prinsesse Tala, en mystisk kvinde Amina - der har en tragisk, magisk hemmelighed - plus hendes vogter.
For nogle er de blot en legende, et lifligt gys i biografmørket. For Jack Crow er de særdeles virkelige - og han har viet sit liv til at udrydde dem fra jordens overflade. Jack Crow er vampyrjæger, udsendt af Vatikanet som menneskehedens våben mod mørkets djævle. Crow har ikke tal på, hvor mange vampyrer han og hans kobbel af jægere har udrenset - men én særlig vampyr har altid undveget ham. Valek. Nogle siger, han er ældre end tiden selv. At han stod klar, med månelyset glimtende i hjørnetænderne, da det første menneske kravlede ned fra trækronerne. Nu mødes de to i et nådesløst opgør, der kan afgøre, hvem der er herre på denne jord i det nye årtusinde...
Præsten Merrin får sat sin tro på prøve under 2. Verdenskrig. De rædsler, han er vidne til, mærker ham dybt og tvinger ham til at opgive præstegerningen. En dag får han et tilbud, han ikke kan afslå. En samler henvender sig til ham og beder ham undersøge ruinen af en gammel kirke, der er ved at blive udgravet i Kairo, Ægypten. Merrin, der oprindelig er arkæolog, slår til, men da han begynder at undersøge den gamle kirke, finder han noget foruroligende - en ondskab så forfærdelig, at den vil plage ham resten af hans liv.
Der er gået 20 år, siden en kernevåbenkrig udslettede så godt som hele menneskeheden. Det er lykkedes to mænd og en kvinde at finde hinanden, og desperate forsøger de at overleve ved at hjælpe hinanden i et sønderfrosset postapokalyptisk ødeland. De sidste fornødenheder slipper op, og mændene må ud at lede efter mad og vand. Midt ude i ingenmandsland samler de en mystisk genstand op fra jorden, og den forandrer deres liv for altid.
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.
As the publisher of Modern Skeptic Magazine, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and cracking conspiracies. But when his beautiful wife, Laila, is abducted from her antique clock shop, Hank gets pulled into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history, stretching around the world and back centuries.
Bonekickers was a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series. It was written by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah. It was produced by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer of Mammoth Screen Ltd and co-produced with Monastic Productions. Archaeologist and Bristol University academic Mark Horton acted as the series' archaeological consultant. Adrian Lester has described the programme as "CSI meets Indiana Jones [...] There's an element of the crime procedural show, there's science, conspiracy theories – and there's a big underlying mystery that goes through the whole six-episode series." Much of the series was filmed in the City of Bath, Somerset, with locations including the University of Bath campus. Additional locations included Brean Down Fort and Kings Weston House, Chavenage House for episodes 5 & 6 and Sheldon Manor. On 21 November 2008 Broadcast magazine revealed the show would not be returning for a second series.
A comic action drama in which a veiled cultural asset thief 'Skunk' and an unofficial cultural asset recovery team 'Karma' unite against those who cannot be judged by the law.
The comedy-historical series, which dates back to the 1950s and 1960s, tells the story of a man who seeks the underground. Throughout the story, he engages in issues such as; Arrested for distributing anti-Shah leaflets, helping his brother repair military missiles, etc. It is interesting that in all these cases, he is unaware of the adventures that are taking place around the evolution of Iran and is working on his own.
A mission to discover and re-create unexcavated worlds still hidden beneath the earth.
Noah's Ark, the Grail, and the Ark of the Covenant gave rise to real quests. Adventurers and historians set out in search of them. True treasures or simple chimeras, these objects have made the fortune of European and American novelists and filmmakers. Other relics such as the Shroud of Turin, the Robe of Trier, or the Spear of Longinius continue to arouse controversy. Are their powers or the miracles attributed to these holy objects real? What is the verdict of science? What role have these objects, venerated by millions of faithful, played in history? Investigator Christian Page tries to answer these questions and embarks on a mystical quest...
Join narrator Nigel Marven as he discovers the colourful and varied wildlife and culture of Central America.
