Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Curator of Egypt and Sudan at the Manchester Museum

2 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

CultureFemale pharaohsPharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Historical negationism in ancient EgyptHistory of translationQueens consort of the Eighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAncient Egyptian mummiesHistory

  1. The Rosetta Stone

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the role of Champollion in deciphering the hieroglyphs on The Rosetta Stone, when the written culture of ancient Egypt opened to the modern world.

    11 February 2021

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    Also featuring: Penelope Wilson, Richard Bruce Parkinson

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    CultureHistory of translation

  2. Hatshepsut

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

    6 November 2014

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    Also featuring: Elizabeth Frood, Kate Spence

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    HistoryFemale pharaohsQueens consort of the Eighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAncient Egyptian mummiesPharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Historical negationism in ancient Egypt