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Egypt

4 episodes

1. Akhenaten

   Melvyn Bragg and guests Elizabeth Frood, Richard Parkinson and Kate Spence discuss Akhenaten, the ruler who brought revolutionary change to ancient Egypt.

   1 October 2009

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   Featuring: Richard Parkinson, Elizabeth Frood, Kate Spence

   

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   CultureFounders of religionsAtenismDamnatio memoriaeHistorical negationism in ancient Egypt, Pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt14th-century BC pharaohs, TutankhamunCity founders14th century BCEgypt

2. Cleopatra

   Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Cleopatra, the Egyptian pharaoh whose charisma, intelligence and beauty made her one of the most celebrated rulers of the ancient world.

   2 December 2010

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   Featuring: Catharine Edwards, Maria Wyke, Susan Walker

   

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   HistoryFemale Shakespearean charactersAncient suicides, Suicides by poisonCleopatraFemale pharaohsHellenistic-era peopleEgyptGreece

3. Hatshepsut

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hatshepsut, the woman considered one of Egypt's most successful pharaohs.

   6 November 2014

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   Featuring: Elizabeth Frood, Kate Spence, Campbell Price

   

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   HistoryFemale pharaohsHistorical negationism in ancient Egypt, Pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty of EgyptQueens consort of the Eighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAncient Egyptian mummiesEgypt

4. Tutankhamun

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the the work of Howard Carter's team in 1922, and the extraordinary contents of Tutankhamun's tomb and what it revealed of Egyptian history

   26 December 2019

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   Featuring: Elizabeth Frood, Christina Riggs, John Taylor

   

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   HistoryAtenismHistorical negationism in ancient Egypt, Pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAncient Egyptian mummies14th-century BC pharaohs, Tutankhamun14th century BC20th centuryEgypt