“Architects of Ancient Arabia” Narrated by Jeremy Irons

From The Discovery Channel:

Unlock the Ancient Wonders in AlUla
Narrated by award-winning actor Jeremy Irons

Come along with an international team of researchers as they unlock an ancient paradox in the desert oasis of AlUla.

Follow their journey – from legendary heritage sites such as AlUla Old Town to mysterious mustatils – in the Discovery Channel Documentary Architects of Ancient Arabia.

Jeremy Irons Receives 2014 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Narrator

Jeremy Irons has received a 2014 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Narrator for Game of Lions, the documentary by Dereck and Beverly Joubert, which premiered in the USA on NAT GEO in December 2013.

The Emmys will be broadcast live from the Nokia theater in Los Angeles, California, on NBC on Monday, August 25, 2014 at 8:00pm EST, hosted by Seth Meyers.

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Here is the full list of nominees in the category:

Outstanding Narrator

Game Of Lions • Nat Geo WILD • Wildlife Films
for National Geographic Channels
Jeremy Irons, Narrator

One Life • Nat Geo WILD • BBC Earth
Productions
Daniel Craig, Narrator

Penguins: Waddle All The Way • Discovery
Channel • A John Downer Production for BBC
and Discovery Channel
Jane Lynch, Narrator

Too Cute! • Holiday Special • Animal Planet •
Produced by True Entertainment, LLC for
Animal Planet
Henry Strozier, Narrator

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley •
HBO • HBO Documentary Films in association
with George Schlatter Productions and Whoop
Inc. Productions
Whoopi Goldberg, Narrator

 

Here’s what the Jouberts had to say about Jeremy Irons as their narrator:

What does Jeremy Irons bring to “Game of Lions” as narrator? 
More than you would imagine. He brings a perfection and voice, obviously, but he reads the script with such authority that it reeks of credibility, and so it should. Jeremy has been a friend and collaborator for 12 years now, on seven films. So he understands every sentence and the behavior that is being described. If he does not understand what I have written, we stop, I convince him that it is correct or we change it. We have come to know Jeremy as a man of such professional integrity and character and personal mettle that very few have.
Read more: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/new-film-plays-a-game-of-lions#ixzz374yKVMdn