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Unearthing the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.
Seasons
Episode 1
The Story of Cleopatra
44m
Professor Bettany Hughes meets the Egyptologists solving a 3,000-year-old murder mystery and visits the temple walls that tell the story of Cleopatra.
Episode 2
Riches of the Pharaohs
44m
Professor Bettany Hughes unearths the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.
Episode 3
The Deadliest Volcano
44m
Professor Bettany Hughes returns to explore the treasures of the iconic and tragic city of Pompeii.
Episode 4
Uncovering Pompeii
44m
Professor Bettany Hughes explores the iconic and tragic city of Pompeii — an entire Roman city, buried in disaster but preserved for the rest of time.
Episode 5
Egypt's Mummies
44m
Professor Bettany Hughes visits the temple walls that tell the story of Egypt’s final female pharaoh — Cleopatra.
Episode 6Latest episode
Unwrapping King Tut
44m
Professor Bettany Hughes ventures to unearth the golden treasures of the pharaohs and the epic monuments they built for their spiritual afterlives.
