Easter Island: Mysteries of a Lost World

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A 1 hour 30 minutes BBC4 programme written by Jago Cooper on his research into the collapse of the Easter Island civilisation was broadcast in December 2018. Although the programme is no longer available, there are photographs and clips from the broadcast available on the BBC website.

“This film examines the latest scientific and archaeological evidence to reveal a compelling new narrative, one that sees the famous statues as only part of a complex culture that thrived in isolation. Cooper finds a path between competing theories about what happened to Easter Island to make us see this unique place in a fresh light.”