Season 1
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A passionate historian unearths hidden treasures, revealing humanity's untold stories while confronting perilous secrets that could reshape history.
Episodes
Bettany travels to Greece, an epic landscape and the birthplace of an astonishing culture that changed how the world thinks; Bettany also explores Athens, Nafplio and Sparta.
Bethany discovers how Malta is a cultural hub filled with precious treasures, from an underground temple to a romantic, royal hideaway.
Bethany visits the mysterious Vanguard Cave to see the world's Neanderthal art, and comes face-to-face with the cheeky Barbery macaque monkeys.
Bethany visits Gorham's Cave on Gibraltar, known for the mask of Medusa, and samples the Roman thermal baths on the Italian island of Ischia.
Professor Bettany Hughes visits digs at Besiktas Metro Station and explores the Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern.
With unique access and state-of-the-art technology, Bettany lifts the lid on the most remarkable treasures of civilisation to investigate the story of humanity. She examines household-name treasures and new finds from across the world.