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20221 Season3 EpisodesEndedBettany Hughes' Voices of the Dead
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A forensic dig into history's most enduring mysteries. In Voices of the Dead, Professor Bettany Hughes leads a forensic investigation into some of the most enduring mysteries of the ancient world and brings viewers face-to-face with the extraordinary people of the past she unearths along the way.
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Season 1
3 EpisodesA forensic dig into history's most enduring mysteries. In Voices of the Dead, Professor Bettany Hughes leads a forensic investigation into some of the most enduring mysteries of the ancient world and brings viewers face-to-face with the extraordinary people of the past she unearths along the way.
EP 01
EP 1
01.Secrets of Tutankhamun
1h
2022-11-07
01.Secrets of Tutankhamun
1h
Aired 2022-11-07
Bettany uncovers disturbing evidence for the murder of Tutankhamun's mother. She reveals new evidence about the malaria that he suffered and the crippling condition of his feet. Analysis of his facial bones provides a fascinating insight into his voice.
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EP 02
EP 2
02.Vesuvius Edge of Disaster
1h
2022-11-07
02.Vesuvius Edge of Disaster
1h
Aired 2022-11-07
79 AD. Mount Vesuvius is about to blow. Bettany follows the fate of five victims: a small boy, a soldier, a pregnant woman a slave and a caretaker. Bettany forensically pieces together their final 24 hours, leading to the eruption.
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EP 03
EP 3
03.Vesuvius Eruption
1h
2022-11-07
03.Vesuvius Eruption
1h
Aired 2022-11-07
Using the latest geological and forensic research, Bettany reveals a blow-by-blow sequence of events as Vesuvius erupts, culminating in the tragic and shocking deaths of our characters and the violent destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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