Season 1

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.

2020-04-27 • 44 min

2. Riches of the Pharaohs

Professor Bettany Hughes unearths the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.

2020-04-27 • 44 min

3. The Deadliest Volcano

Professor Bettany Hughes returns to explore the treasures of the iconic and tragic city of Pompeii.

2020-05-04 • 44 min

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.

2020-05-11 • 44 min

5. Egypt's Mummies

Professor Bettany Hughes visits the temple walls that tell the story of Egypt’s final female pharaoh — Cleopatra.

2020-05-18 • 44 min

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.

2020-05-25 • 44 min