Greek Island Odyssey
Jun. 12, 2020Greek Island Odyssey
Historian Bettany Hughes has embarked on an epic, personal journey. Inspired by Homer’s The Odyssey, she will sail the unpredictable ...
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Ultimate Treasure Countdown
Apr. 27, 2020Ultimate Treasure Countdown
Unearthing the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.
The Nile: Egypt’s Great River with Bettany Hughes
Jun. 14, 2019The Nile: Egypt’s Great River with Bettany Hughes
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 ...
Pompeii’s Final Hours: New Evidence
May. 30, 2018Pompeii’s Final Hours: New Evidence
Exploring life in Pompeii during the final days of the doomed city.
8 Days That Made Rome
Oct. 27, 20178 Days That Made Rome
Bettany Hughes relives eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and made it the world’s first superpower.
Genius of the Modern World
Jun. 16, 2016Genius of the Modern World
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world – Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche ...
Genius of the Ancient World
Aug. 05, 2015Genius of the Ancient World
Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy – Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.
Ancient Impossible
Jun. 29, 2015Ancient Impossible
Ancient Impossible, the new H2 series, picks up where HISTORY’s long running Ancient Discoveries left off. In this next generation of ...
Alexandria: The Greatest City
Jun. 01, 2010Alexandria: The Greatest City
Bettany Hughes goes in search of this lost civilisation, revealing the story of a city founded out of the desert by Alexander the Great in 331 BC ...