Kate Spence
Senior Lecturer in Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Emmanuel College
4 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Elizabeth Frood
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Nefertiti
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the discovery of the bust of Nefertiti in 1912 has shaped ideas about her and about life in ancient Egypt and the royal city of Amarna.
18 January 2024
Also featuring: Aidan Dodson, Joyce Tyldesley
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Book of the Dead, an ancient Egyptian collection of spells intended to assist the journey of the deceased through the underworld.
27 April 2017
Also featuring: John Taylor, Richard Parkinson
Hatshepsut
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hatshepsut, the woman considered one of Egypt's most successful pharaohs.
6 November 2014
Also featuring: Elizabeth Frood, Campbell Price
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
Also featuring: Richard Parkinson, Elizabeth Frood