Pompeii: The New Dig

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Following the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation.

Still springing surprises. The biggest dig in a generation unearths fascinating secrets. Exciting discoveries and illuminating animations bring the ancient Roman city to life.

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Jennifer Cambridge

Edoardo Anselmi

Julie Buckland

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Ian A Hunt

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Pompeii: The New Dig: Series 1: The Final Hours

The Final Hours

BBC Two - Pompeii: The New Dig, Series 1, The Final Hours

In Pompeii, the biggest dig in a generation reaches its climax with thrilling discoveries.

In Pompeii, the excavation of a wealthy villa, bakery and laundry reaches its climax with chilling revelations about what people were doing in the final terrifying hours in AD 79.

The archaeologists complete the excavation of a wealthy residence, a bakery and a laundry and, in doing so, discover evidence of what people were doing in the city during its final hours.

Nineteen hours after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius begins, most of Pompeii is buried in metres of pumice. All over the city, roofs have collapsed, killing many, but some residents survive. As the eruption begins to subside, are they over the worst?

Pompeii: The New Dig: Series 1

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