Ultimate Treasure Countdown

Season 1

2020 · 6 episodes · 4h 24m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Story of Cleopatra

   27 Apr 2020 · 44 min

   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.

2. 

   2. Riches of the Pharaohs

   27 Apr 2020 · 44 min

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

3. 

   3. The Deadliest Volcano

   4 May 2020 · 44 min

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

4. 

   4. Uncovering Pompeii

   11 May 2020 · 44 min

   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.

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   5. Egypt's Mummies

   18 May 2020 · 44 min

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

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   6. Unwrapping King Tut

   25 May 2020 · 44 min

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