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Egypt

History · 2005

Last aired: S1 E6, The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs · 2005-12-04

Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Cast

Andrew Sachs Narrator

Season 1

E1 The Search for Tutankhamun 2005-10-30 · 60 min The story of Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.

E2 The Curse of Tutankhamun 2005-11-06 · 60 min Second part of Howard Carter's search for Tutankhamun's tomb.

E3 The Pharoah and the Showman 2005-11-13 · 60 min Explorer Giovanni Belzoni is asked to recover a huge statue of Rameses the Great.

E4 The Temple of the Sands 2005-11-20 · 60 min The story of explorer Belzoni concludes with his discoveries that stunned the world.

E5 The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone 2005-11-27 · 60 min Two geniuses engage in a marathon duel to unlock the secret of Egypt's hieroglyphs.

E6 The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs 2005-12-04 · 60 min Code-cracker Jean-Francois Champollion's findings are opposed by the Church.

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