Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World

Season 2

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.

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8 Episodes

Arabia
E1
ArabiaThe Arabian Peninsula is a magical place that was once at the centre of the ancient world. It's in this stunning landscape of wind weathered rocks and deep red desert sands that Bettany Hughes unpacks the Treasures of Arabia.
Jordan
E2
JordanBettany explores three biblical sites in Jordan: Bethany Beyond the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and Machaerus, where John the Baptist was imprisoned and killed
Cyprus
E3
CyprusBettany starts with Aphrodite's Rock and the island's worship of the Goddess. She goes to the port city Kourion, the Troodos Mountain range, and finally the UN administered buffer zone in Nicosia, frozen in time.
Turkey: Sea and Secrets
E4
Turkey: Sea and SecretsIn Bodrum, Bettany gains unprecedented access to the tomb of a 4th century BCE dynasty leader, and investigates exciting new developments at the world-famous site of Troy.
Turkey: Delights of the East
E5
Turkey: Delights of the EastIn Turkey, Bettany visits the underground cave cities of Cappadocia and the 10,000-year-old temple and settlement at Göbeklitepe. In the east of the country, she visits Urfa, one of the most significant pilgrimage cities of the Middle East, believed by some to be the birthplace of the Biblical figure Abraham, and hikes up to Mount Nemrut, the highest open-air museum in the world.
Albania
E6
AlbaniaAlbania has been marked by powerful empires through its history. Bettany visits Roman ruins in Butrint, the Albanian Alps, former local capital Gjirokaster during Ottoman times, and bunkers built during Communism.
Oman
E7
OmanBettany uncovers a society which grew rich by selling copper, and visits the crowning glory of Bronze Age Oman: mysterious 5000-year-old beehive-shaped tombs
Azerbaijan
E8
AzerbaijanBettany visits Gobustan National Reserve to see ancient markings. Azerbaijan is part of the silk road. Shaki is a city built on silk. Yanardag has perpetual fires. She travels around Baku. She visits Shusha in the Karabakh mountain range.