Series 1

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

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   1. Alexandria

   2023-06-03 · 46m

   Starting in Alexandria, Alice goes deep underground in search of Cleopatra, she discovers how the Romans and the Greeks reacted to the treasures of Ancient Egypt and on a visit to the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria she learns how a slave became a sultan and built his own fairy tale caste.

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   2. The Pyramids

   2023-06-10 · 47m

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

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   3. Luxor

   2023-06-17 · 46m

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

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   4. The Temples

   2023-06-24 · 46m

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