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Ancient Worlds

Episode 4: Return of the King

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Richard Miles examines the legacy of Alexander the Great. In Pakistan he discovers traces of a city where west and east were united in an intriguing new way. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Miles
Executive Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Producer:
Tim Dunn
Director:
Tim Dunn
Series Producer:
Tim Kirby

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 3: The Rebel Pharaoh

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He travels the Nile in search of the truth about Akhenaten, the most radical pharaoh ever to rule Egypt. Show more

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 4: Building for Eternity

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He discovers the techniques that the Egyptians used to make their pyramids, temples and mummies eternal. Show more

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Episode 1: The Birth of Art

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, Alastair Sooke treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely seen art of its earliest peoples. Show more

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Episode 2: The Golden Age

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Alastair Sooke picks treasures from Ancient Egyptian art's most opulent and glittering moment, and explores architectural wonders, exquisite tombs and a lost city. Show more

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Episode 3: A New Dawn

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Alastair Sooke concludes the story of Egyptian art by looking at how, despite political decline, the final era of Egypt's empire saw its art enjoy revival and rebirth. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 4 months

Tutankhamun’s treasure-packed tomb is renowned as the world’s greatest ancient discovery. Dr Janina Ramirez turns detective and heads to Egypt to uncover the real story of how it was found. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Janina Ramirez
Director:
Kenny Scott
Executive Producer:
Emma Parkins
Executive Producer:
Ed Stobart
Production Company:
Alleycats Films

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Archaeological documentary. Having used satellites to discover cities, temples and pyramids beneath the sands, Dr Sarah Parcak heads to Egypt to find out if they are really there. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

In 1822, Jean-François Champollion became the first person to decipher hieroglyphs in over a thousand years. Now, a new generation of Egyptologists is learning more about the people who wrote them. Show more

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 5: Pharaoh's Wives

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He delves into the dark side of the court of Ramesses III, tracing the conspiracy that spread through his harem. Show more

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 6: The Death of Ancient Egypt

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. Dan traces the key events that marked the decline in the fortunes of the ancient Egyptians. Show more

Ancient Worlds

Episode 2: The Age of Iron

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation. He looks at the winners and losers of the Bronze Age collapse, and the powers that emerged in the Iron Age. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Miles
Series Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Producer:
Tim Kirby
Director:
Tim Kirby

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 1: Secrets of the Tomb Builders

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He searches for clues to the community of craftsmen who built burial chambers for the pharaohs. Show more

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 2: The Pharaoh Hunter

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He traces the mysteries in the life of Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb. Show more

Ancient Worlds

Episode 2: The Age of Iron

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation. He looks at the winners and losers of the Bronze Age collapse, and the powers that emerged in the Iron Age. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Miles
Series Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Producer:
Tim Kirby
Director:
Tim Kirby

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 1: Secrets of the Tomb Builders

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He searches for clues to the community of craftsmen who built burial chambers for the pharaohs. Show more

Ancient Worlds

Episode 2: The Age of Iron

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Richard Miles explores the roots of civilisation. He looks at the winners and losers of the Bronze Age collapse, and the powers that emerged in the Iron Age. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Miles
Series Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Producer:
Tim Kirby
Director:
Tim Kirby

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 1: Secrets of the Tomb Builders

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He searches for clues to the community of craftsmen who built burial chambers for the pharaohs. Show more

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank

Episode 2: The Pharaoh Hunter

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Dan Cruickshank explores stories from ancient Egypt. He traces the mysteries in the life of Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb. Show more

Around the World in 80 Treasures

Series 1

Jordan to Ethiopia

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan goes in search of the Ark of the Covenant, a journey that takes him from Jordan to the Holy Land and finally Ethiopia. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan's latest journey reaches new heights of discomfort in the heat and dust of the desert. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 5 weeks

Michael Portillo travels from Whitby, where he explores the port’s shipbuilding and seafaring heritage, to Robin Hood's Bay, a former smuggling haven. Show more

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Series 2

Scarborough to Bridlington

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for 5 weeks

Michael Portillo is in the seaside resort of Scarborough to explore one of the greatest royal fortresses in England. Show more

Villages by the Sea

Series 2

Thorpeness

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers the secrets of the Edwardian village of Thorpeness in Suffolk, the first purpose-built seaside village in the UK.

Villages by the Sea

Series 2

Alnmouth

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC History Channel

Available for years

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits Alnmouth on England’s north east coast and discovers the village’s historical role in feeding the nation.

BBC History Channel

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