Series 1
2023-06-03
4 Episodes
Overview
In this unique travelogue, Professor Alice Roberts explores one of the world's oldest and greatest civilisations. And she's doing it by train.
Episodes
1. Alexandria
2023-06-03
Starting 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.
2. The Pyramids
2023-06-10
Alice visits the Pyramids and is allowed deep inside to see the tomb of pharaoh Khufu.
3. Luxor
2023-06-17
In Luxor, Alice visits Tutankhamun's tomb and mummified body in the Valley of the Kings.
4. The Temples
2023-06-24
Alice ends her trip in Aswan, and takes a boat to see the extraordinary Philae Temple.