Simcha Jacobovici, two-time Emmy Award-winning producer and director, plans to expose Biblical history with The Naked Archaeologist, a new documentary series premiering on VisionTV in September. Shot on location in Egypt, Israel and Greece, the series takes a fresh new look at the Bible and archaeology. Jacobovici digs into extraordinary finds in the Middle East; talks with leading archaeologists, historians and scientists; and also probes controversial new theories in Biblical archaeology: that an African army rescued Jerusalem in the 8th century B.C.; that the invention of the alphabet contributed to the Biblical Exodus; and that recently discovered Bronze Age ceramic penises may explain why Delilah fell for Samson.
Fast, funny and irreverent, The Naked Archaeologist asks the questions we all want to know the answers to: Why is it so bad to be called a Philistine? Was Jezebel really that sexy? What do you do when you find a 2,000-year-old palace under your house? And where do you stop for a good falafel when you’re on your way to find the real Mount Sinai? The Naked Archaeologist airs on VisionTV Mondays, starting Sept. 5 at 9:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m., and repeats on Tuesdays, starting Sept. 6, at 10:30 p.m.
