Treasures of Arabia
The magical landscape of the Arabian Peninsula, featuring stunning weathered rocks and deep desert sands, was once the frontier of mighty empires. Bettany discovers messages from the past all around her, from rock etchings from ancient inhabitants to other markings that lead to the present day.
Episodes
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Treasures of Arabia
S1 E106 - 46m 57s
The magical landscape of the Arabian Peninsula, featuring stunning weathered rocks and deep desert sands, was once the frontier of mighty empires. Bettany discovers messages from the past all around her, from rock etchings from ancient inhabitants to other markings that lead to the present day.
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Treasures of Istanbul
S1 E105 - 46m 53s
In this fascinating ancient hub of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires, Bettany is allowed access to digs at Besiktas Metro Station, where a multi-layered Iron Age burial site has been discovered. A coin of Emperor Justinian (the husband of Bettany’s all-time history heroine Theodora) emerges from the Earth. This dig will finally reveal the identity of Istanbul's original inhabitants.
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Treasures of the Mediterranean Islands
S1 E104 - 46m 53s
The Mediterranean Sea, the lifeblood of civilizations across millennia, has been known by many names. This one body of water has experienced more interaction throughout history than any other on the planet.
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Treasures of Gibraltar
S1 E103 - 46m 11s
There are few places on Earth with as much of an outsize influence on world history as the small British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The peninsula may just be 2.5 square miles, but this iconic rock has loomed large in the human imagination since prehistory.
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Treasures of Malta
S1 E102 - 53m 50s
In this episode, Bettany discovers Malta as a cultural hub laden with some of the world's most precious treasures, where civilizations from East, West, North, and South have met and combined.
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Treasures of Greece
S1 E101 - 48m 47s
Greece is the birthplace of an astonishing culture that changed the way the world thinks. Bettany starts her journey in Athens, the crowning achievement of ancient Greek civilization and a symbol of intellect and democracy the world over.
Schedule
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Treasures with Bettany Hughes
Greece
Sunday
Nov 16
1 Hour
Bettany travels to Greece, an epic landscape and the birthplace of an astonishing culture that changed how the world thinks; Bettany also explores Athens, Nafplio and Sparta. -
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Treasures with Bettany Hughes
Malta
Sunday
Nov 16
1 Hour
Bettany discovers how Malta is a cultural hub filled with precious treasures, from an underground temple to a romantic royal hideaway. (2 of 6) -
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Treasures with Bettany Hughes
Treasures of Gibraltar
Sunday
Nov 16
1 Hour
Bettany visits the mysterious Vanguard Cave to see the world's first Neanderthal art, and comes face-to-face with a cheeky Barbary macaque monkey. -
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Treasures with Bettany Hughes
Mediterranean Islands
Sunday
Nov 16
1 Hour
Bettany visits Gorham's Cave on Gibraltar, known for the mask of Medusa, and samples the Roman thermal baths on the Italian island of Ischia. -
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Treasures with Bettany Hughes
Treasures of Istanbul
Sunday
Nov 16
1 Hour
Bettany visits digs at Besiktas Metro Station and explores the Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern. -
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Treasures with Bettany Hughes
Treasures of Arabia
Sunday
Nov 16
1 Hour
The landscape of the Arabian Peninsula features weathered rocks and deep desert sands, rock etchings from ancient inhabitants and other markings.
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