Professor Bettany Hughes takes viewers on a journey of discovery as she investigates 10 of the greatest and most intriguing Egyptian mummies - and the secrets that lie beneath the bandages. Having remained in their tombs for thousands of years, wrapped, embalmed and buried with treasure, each mummy tells the story of the criminals, priests, children and pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.

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Cleopatra, the last Egyptian queen and one of the most legendary women in history. A beautiful seduc...
1960s Egyptian documentary showing scenes of local life along the banks of the River Nile, with narr...