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The Story of Cleopatra

Episode number: 1

Overview: 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.

Riches of the Pharaohs

Episode number: 2

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

The Deadliest Volcano

Episode number: 3

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

Uncovering Pompeii

Episode number: 4

Overview: 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.

Egypt's Mummies

Episode number: 5

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

Unwrapping King Tut

Episode number: 6

Overview: Professor Bettany Hughes ventures to unearth the golden treasures of the pharaohs and the epic monuments they built for their spiritual afterlives.