Easter Casket

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The gigantic Moai statues of Easter Island are the legacy of one of the world’s most isolated civilizations: the Rapa Nui. For hundreds of years, they were cut off from the rest of the world by the vast Pacific Ocean, carving more than 900 monoliths using only stone tools. Archaeologists are unearthing evidence of how these unique statues evolved and the Rapa Nui’s incredible bid for survival, trapped on their remote island home. Why did the people of Easter Island carve so many of these magnificent monuments only to pull them down?

The contrast between the majestic statues of Easter Island and the desolation of their surroundings is stark. For decades Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as the islanders call it, has been seen as a warning from history for the planet as a whole - wilfully expend natural resources and the collapse of civilisation is inevitable. But archaeologist Dr Jago Cooper believes this is a disastrous misreading of what happened on Easter Island. He believes that its culture was a success story not a failure, and the real reasons for its ultimate demise were far more shocking.

They are some of the most famous and mysterious monuments on the planet. Nearly 900 giant stone heads scattered across a remote island in the middle of the Pacific. Now, brand new evidence is challenging everything we thought we knew about Easter Island’s awe-inspiring statues – and those who made them. Drawing on the latest science, this authoritative documentary radically rewrites the story of Easter Island.

The mysterious statues of Easter Island were built by one of the world's strangest and most isolated civilizations, and today, new evidence reveals why they were built and what caused Easter Island's sudden downfall.

Music and readings for Holy Week with the choristers of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge and the King's Singers, directed by Daniel Hyde. Well-loved choral music for the season includes Ubi Caritas (Durufle), God So Loved the World (Stainer), When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and This Joyful Eastertide (arr. Malcolm Archer). The story of Jesus's death and resurrection is told in the cherished words of the King James Bible, read by members of King's College. Filmed in the fan-vaulted chapel without a congregation and socially distanced to comply with Covid-19 regulations.

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Music and readings for Holy Week and Easter from the stunning Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sing some of the best-loved choral music for the season, including Were You There? (arr Bob Chilcott), Greater Love (John Ireland), Wash Me Throughly (SS Wesley), Worthy is the Lamb and Amen (GF Handel from Messiah) and This Joyful Eastertide (arr Charles Wood). The story of Jesus's death and resurrection is taken from the Gospel of John and told in the well-loved words of the King James Bible by members of King's College. Easter hymns include My Song Is Love Unknown and Ye Choirs Of New Jerusalem.

Easter Island is one of the most isolated on Earth. However, its people, the Rapa Nui, have left behind an exceptional heritage: Dwellings, ceremonial altars, and above all nearly 900 moai, these giant statues measuring 3 to 5 meters on average and which are scattered all over the island. Supposedly built between the 13th and the 17th centuries, they were sculpted out of blocks of tuff, a volcanic rock extracted from the Rano Raraku volcano. They were then placed over an ahu, a type of platform made out of basalt that served as an altar.