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Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts

Series 1

Season 1 · 2023 · 4 episodes

In this unique travelogue, Professor Alice Roberts explores one of the world's oldest and greatest civilisations. And she's doing it by train.

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Episodes

1AlexandriaStarting in Alexandria, Alice goes deep underground in search of Cleopatra, she discovers how the Romans and the Greeks reacted to the treasures of Ancient Egypt and on a visit to the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria she learns how a slave became a sultan and built his own fairy tale caste.
2The PyramidsAlice visits the Pyramids and is allowed deep inside to see the tomb of pharaoh Khufu.
3LuxorIn Luxor, Alice visits Tutankhamun's tomb and mummified body in the Valley of the Kings.
4The TemplesAlice ends her trip in Aswan, and takes a boat to see the extraordinary Philae Temple.