Ancient Worlds

Join historian Bettany Hughes as she uncovers some of the most extraordinary treasures of human civilization.

Classicist Mary Beard answers the big questions about the Roman Empire that have fascinated people for centuries.

Egyptologist Joann Fletcher takes us through 5,000 years of Ancient Egypt, full of spectacular sites and epic stories.

Historian Bettany Hughes sets sail on an epic journey up the Nile to explore the history and highlights of Ancient Egypt.

Egyptologist Joann Fletcher explores what it was like to live in ancient Egypt as an ordinary person, not a great Pharoah.

Classicist Mary Beard puts aside the stories of Emperors and armies to meet the ordinary people who lived in Ancient Rome.

Egyptologist Joann Fletcher explores what it was like to be a woman of power in ancient Egypt - from everyday life to the influence they wielded.

Classicist Mary Beard investigates the real Julius Caesar, separating fact from fiction and revealing how his influence is still felt today.

Singaporean curator and scholar Peter Lee travels across Southeast Asia to explore the rise and fall of four great empires.