1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets (2010)

  • NR
  • 01/21/2010 (GB)
  • Documentary, Family
  • 13m

Overview

Three school children visit a dusty library to research the story of 'The Dark Ages'. What they find changes their world view dramatically as ingenious inventors and pioneers of science and culture from the Muslim civilization are vividly brought to life.

Tom Fickling

Writer

Alan Deakins

Director

Cast

Ben Kingsley's headshot

Ben Kingsley

Al-Jazari / Librarian
James Holly's headshot

James Holly

Danny
Courtney George's headshot

Courtney George

Isabella
Rhiann Connor's headshot

Rhiann Connor

Luke
Stewart Scudamore's headshot

Stewart Scudamore

Ibn Al-Haytham
Andrew Bridgmont's headshot

Andrew Bridgmont

Abbas Ibn Firnas
Nicholas Khan's headshot

Nicholas Khan

Al-Zahrawi
Tara Jafar's headshot

Tara Jafar

Merriam Al-Astrulabi (as Tara Jaffar)

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