Episode guide
Egypt: Season 1
6 episodes · premiered Oct 30, 2005
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- Episode 1: The Search for Tutankhamun Oct 30, 2005 · 1h Carter's fledgling career in Egyptology suffers a blow when a tomb he opens to huge fanfare is found to be empty. Undeterred from his ambitions, Carter parts company from his partner…
- Episode 2: The Curse Of Tutankhamun Nov 6, 2005 · 1h The story of the tomb of Tutankhamun captivates the world's media and propels Carnarvon and Carter to instant celebrity status around the globe. The ultimate prize that Howard Carter has…
- Episode 3: The Pharoah and the Showman Nov 13, 2005 · 1h Belzoni fails to please Pasha Ali of Egypt and his new career in 'water mechanics' fails. He is penniless and stranded in Cairo without work. Just 16 years after the invasion by Napoleon…
- Episode 4: The Temple Of The Sands Nov 20, 2005 · 1h Belzoni's new ambition is to be the greatest collector in history, but in the fashion of all good swashbuckling tales, he has a rival. Drovetti, the tenacious French collector, is waiting…
- Episode 5: The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone Nov 27, 2005 · 1h This is the story of Jean-François Champollion, the brilliant linguist, genius and one of the first true Egyptologists. The programme begins in Egypt in 1798, when the country had been…
- Episode 6: The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs Dec 4, 2005 · 1h In the final episode of Egypt, Jean-François Champollion has unlocked the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs but, in doing so, faces opposition from the Church and a challenge to his own beliefs.