Egypt With The World's Greatest Explorer
TV Show · Documentary · History

Explorer Ranulph Fiennes is joined by his cousin, award-winning actor Joseph Fiennes, as he relives his 1969 expedition along the Nile. A lifetime of exploration and adventure seeking has seen Sir Ranulph scale Everest, visit both the North and South Pole, and discover a lost city in Oman. Together, the duo chart the course of the Nile through an ever-changing landscape stopping along the way at places Ranulph first visited fifty years ago. Include archive footage from the original expedition in 1969.

2019 · 44m
Starring Ranulph Fiennes, Joseph Fiennes
Director Matthew Dyas

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Hidden Treasures
    Actors Ranulph and Joseph Fiennes encounter a group of venomous snakes and crawl through narrow tombs full of buried mummies as they retrace Sir Ranulph's famous 1968 expedition along the Nile.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Off the Map
    Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his actor cousin Joe cross the 'no man's land' to Luxor. Then, Ran has another test for Joe that involves a race across the Eastern Desert and ends at the Red Sea.
    42 min
  • EPISODE 3
    No Man's Land
    Ranulph and Joseph must prepare to say goodbye to the Nile. Before they bid farewell, Joe takes on Lake Nasser's crocodile-infested waters and tries to sail a traditional Egyptian Felucca.
    43 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Ranulph Fiennes
    Host
  • Joseph Fiennes
    Host
  • M‌D
    Matthew Dyas
    Director
  • K‌B
    Kate Beal
    Producer
  • Joseph Fiennes
    Producer
  • Ranulph Fiennes
    Producer
  • Russ Malkin
    Producer
  • J‌M
    Jeremy Mills
    Producer

About

Egypt With The World's Greatest Explorer

Documentary

Explorer Ranulph Fiennes is joined by his cousin, award-winning actor Joseph Fiennes, as he relives his 1969 expedition along the Nile. A lifetime of exploration and adventure seeking has seen Sir Ranulph scale Everest, visit both the North and South Pole, and discover a lost city in Oman. Together, the duo chart the course of the Nile through an ever-changing landscape stopping along the way at places Ranulph first visited fifty years ago. Include archive footage from the original expedition in 1969.

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Studio
Nat Geo Channel
Released
2019

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Audio

English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), German (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Italian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Portuguese (Brazil) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Latin America) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Spain) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (Always On), Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Danish , Finnish , German , Japanese , Korean , Norwegian , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) (Always On), Swedish

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Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
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  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
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  • Luxembourg (English)
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  • Moldova, Republic Of
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  • Slovenia
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  • Schweiz
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  • United Kingdom

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  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
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  • El Salvador (Español)
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  • Guatemala (Español)
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