Pompeii: The New Dig

Documentary

Following the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Exciting discoveries and fresco-inspired animations tell the story of life in Pompeii AD 79.

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Episodes & Seasons

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Series 1

4 Episodes

EP 01

01.The Bodies

59m★ 6.3

2024-04-15

01.The Bodies

59m★ 6.3

Aired 2024-04-15

At Pompeii, Italian archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation, where they find a bakery, a wealthy house and a fresco of a so-called ‘pizza’, and make a grisly discovery.

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EP 02

02.Escape

59m★ 6.3

2024-04-22

02.Escape

59m★ 6.3

Aired 2024-04-22

At Pompeii, a new excavation continues to unearth rich discoveries, while a pioneering new investigation finds evidence that some Pompeiians survived the eruption of AD 79.

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EP 03

03.The Final Hours

58m★ 6.7

2024-04-29

03.The Final Hours

58m★ 6.7

Aired 2024-04-29

In Pompeii, the excavation of a wealthy villa, bakery and laundry reaches its climax with chilling revelations about what people were doing in the final terrifying hours in AD 79.

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EP 4