The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes
The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes
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The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes

The historian explores the land that inspired her passion for the past by embarking upon a 900-mile journey along the river Nile and examining how it shaped ancient Egypt.

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Ended

Original Name

The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes

First Air Date

June 14, 2019

Last Air Date

July 5, 2019

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Language

Arabic, English

Production Companies

360 Production

Networks

Channel 5

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S01E04

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The historian reaches the southernmost stretches of the Egyptian Nile, though her 900-mile journey is not quite over as she joins archaeologists as they extract a giant stone message board from the foundations of the temple of the crocodile god Sobek. Bettany also visits a hotel once frequented by Churchill and says farewell to her boat crew. After reaching Egypt's border with Sudan where Rameses the Great built an outrageous temple to himself, the presenter joins the crowds to witness the power of the rising sun.

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