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Television drama serial about various archaeological discoveries taking place in that country's history, with the occasional 'flashback' scene involving actors portraying the ancient Egyptians themselves.
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The Search for TutankhamunCarter's fledgling career in Egyptology suffers a blow when a tomb he opens to huge fanfare is found to be empty. Undeterred from his ambitions, Carter parts company from his partner, Thedore Davis, and resumes his work as an archaeological artist and desperately hopes he will find a new patron. A meeting with the maverick Lord Carnarvon is to change Carter's life forever. Carnarvon - who has come to Egypt to recover from a horrific car accident - has become obsessed with finding an undamaged tomb and teams up with Carter in the search for the elusive burial site of the Boy King Tutankhamun.
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Season01
- S01E01The Search for TutankhamunOctober 30, 2005Carter's fledgling career in Egyptology suffers a blow when a tomb he opens to huge fanfare is found to be empty. Undeterred from his ambiti
- S01E02
The Curse Of TutankhamunNovember 6, 2005—The story of the tomb of Tutankhamun captivates the world's media and propels Carnarvon and Carter to instant celebrity status around the gl - S01E03
The Pharoah and the ShowmanNovember 13, 2005—Belzoni fails to please Pasha Ali of Egypt and his new career in 'water mechanics' fails. He is penniless and stranded in Cairo without work - S01E04
The Temple Of The SandsNovember 20, 2005—Belzoni's new ambition is to be the greatest collector in history, but in the fashion of all good swashbuckling tales, he has a rival. Drove - S01E05
The Mystery of the Rosetta StoneNovember 27, 2005—This is the story of Jean-François Champollion, the brilliant linguist, genius and one of the first true Egyptologists. The programme begins - S01E06
The Secrets of the HieroglyphsDecember 4, 2005—In the final episode of Egypt, Jean-François Champollion has unlocked the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs but, in doing so, faces opposition fr
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