1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets

5.5

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.

Discover

Ben Kingsley

Al-Jazari / Librarian

Stewart Scudamore

Ibn Al-Haytham

Andrew Bridgmont

Abbas Ibn Firnas

Nicholas Khan

Al-Zahrawi

Tara Jafar

Merriam Al-Astrulabi (as Tara Jaffar)

Directing

Alan Deakins

Director

Lighting

Production

Phil Blundell

Producer

Writing

Directing

Alan Deakins

Director

Lighting

Production

Phil Blundell

Producer

Writing