Egypt - How A Lost Civilisation Was Discovered
Starts Sunday 30 October at 9.00pm on ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE
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Introduction
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This October, ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE viewers are being offered the opportunity to explore Ancient Egypt through the eyes of some of the finest Egyptologists, adventurers and scholars in recent history: Howard Carter, The Great Belzoni and Jean-François Champollion.
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For the first time on British television, the stories of these amazing and truly unique individuals are brought to life in a six-part historical drama-documentary series, which will reveal how the mysteries of Ancient Egypt were uncovered piece by piece by these three incredible men.
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The first two, hour-long episodes feature the life and work of Howard Carter, the man who finally uncovered the resting place of Tutankhamun.
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The third and fourth episodes follow the archaeological adventures of Giovanni Belzoni - a real-life Indiana Jones – as he battles with his French counterpart to be the first to discover lost tombs and fantastic treasures.
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In the final episodes, the series follows Jean-François Champollion as he struggles to be the first to decipher Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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