Concluding a three-part re-run of the series revealing how Egypt rose from near extinction to form its New Kingdom. The Last Great Pharaoh. Ramesses the Great would reign for 67 years, command the largest empire on Earth and capture the imagination of the world. But in the end those entrusted with ensuring the immortality of the Pharaohs would destroy the very tombs they had built. Series producer Richard Bradley ; Executive producer Carol Sennett