Series 1 poster

Series 1

(2023)

Overview

In this unique travelogue, Professor Alice Roberts explores one of the world's oldest and greatest civilisations. And she's doing it by train.

Episodes

Alexandria poster

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June 3, 2023

Starting in Alexandria, Alice goes deep underground in search of Cleopatra, she discovers how the Romans and the Greeks…

The Pyramids poster

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June 10, 2023

Alice visits the Pyramids and is allowed deep inside to see the tomb of pharaoh Khufu.

Luxor poster

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June 17, 2023

In Luxor, Alice visits Tutankhamun's tomb and mummified body in the Valley of the Kings.

The Temples poster

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June 24, 2023

Alice ends her trip in Aswan, and takes a boat to see the extraordinary Philae Temple.