Unearthing the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.

Historian Bettany Hughes has embarked on an epic, personal journey. Inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey, she will sail the unpredictable Mediterranean seas, tracing Odysseus’s long journey home. Her mission: to…

The historian explores the land that inspired her passion for the past by embarking upon a 900-mile journey along the river Nile and examining how it shaped ancient Egypt.

Exploring life in Pompeii during the final days of the doomed city.

Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world – Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.

Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy – Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.

Bettany Hughes relives eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and made it the world’s first superpower.