Ultimate Treasure Countdown - Season 1
1 - The Story of Cleopatra
Air Date: April 27, 2020
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 - Riches of the Pharaohs
Air Date: April 27, 2020
Professor Bettany Hughes unearths the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.
3 - The Deadliest Volcano
Air Date: May 4, 2020
Professor Bettany Hughes returns to explore the treasures of the iconic and tragic city of Pompeii.
4 - Uncovering Pompeii
Air Date: May 11, 2020
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.
5 - Egypt's Mummies
Air Date: May 18, 2020
Professor Bettany Hughes visits the temple walls that tell the story of Egypt’s final female pharaoh — Cleopatra.
6 - Unwrapping King Tut
Air Date: May 25, 2020
Professor Bettany Hughes ventures to unearth the golden treasures of the pharaohs and the epic monuments they built for their spiritual afterlives.