Seven programmes showing how dams reflect the political and social concerns of the societies which surround them.
2: Nasser's Pyramid. At Aswan, the High Dam stands as a testament to the achievements of an independent Egypt, but is it a relic of a bygone age? Noah Richler explores the dam's role as a monument. With Naguib Mahfouz , Kanan Makiya , Mohammed Heikal , Cesare Pelli , Boutros Boutros Ghali and Michael Wood. Producer Noah Richler