Season 1 Episodes
6 episodes
1
The Story of Cleopatra
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.
2
Riches of the Pharaohs
Professor Bettany Hughes unearths the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.
3
The Deadliest Volcano
Professor Bettany Hughes returns to explore the treasures of the iconic and tragic city of Pompeii.
4
Uncovering Pompeii
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.
5
Egypt's Mummies
Professor Bettany Hughes visits the temple walls that tell the story of Egypt’s final female pharaoh — Cleopatra.
6
Unwrapping King Tut
Professor Bettany Hughes ventures to unearth the golden treasures of the pharaohs and the epic monuments they built for their spiritual afterlives.