Bettany Hughes OBE (born 14 May 1967) is an English historian, author and broadcaster, specialising in classical history.
Movies6.5 2022 HD
What can the ancient world's vision of the planet, such as the legend of powerful Greek Goddess Gaia, teach us? Acclaimed historian Bettany Hughes...
Movies1 2014 HD
The history of still life painting with oil paints
Movies9 2021 HD
Professor Bettany Hughes takes viewers on a journey of discovery as she investigates 10 of the greatest and most intriguing Egyptian mummies - and...
Movies6.1 2005 HD
A documentary movie covering the 700-year reign in Spain and Portugal of the Moors. It focus on Andlucia and specifically Fes, Granada and Cordoba.
Movies8 2005 HD
British historian Bettany Hughes tours the eastern Mediterranean in search of facts behind the legends of "the face that launched a thousand ships,"...
Movies7.5 2013 HD
David Suchet, TV's Poirot, has spent more of his life acting out the plots and dramas created by Agatha Christie than anyone else in the world....
Movies1 2004 HD
The mysterious island of Crete has always loomed large in imagination, as the home of the Minotaur -- that monstrous creature, half-man half-bull --...
Movies1 2017 HD
In 1914, the suffragette Mary Richardson attacked the Rokeby Venus at the National Gallery in London. But why did this painting fire such outrage?...
Movies8 2010 HD
Bettany Hughes goes in search of this lost civilisation, revealing the story of a city founded out of the desert by Alexander the Great in 331 BC to...
Movies1 2020 HD
With cutting-edge VR, fascinating interviews, and access to the very latest discoveries, join Professor Bettany Hughes in her ultimate countdown of...
Movies1 2018 HD
Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the story of Bacchus, god of wine, revelry, theatre and excess, travelling to Georgia, Jordan, Greece and...
Movies1 2019 HD
Bettany Hughes investigates the enduring relationship between warfare and worship, by following the trail of Mars, from Rome and Carthage to the...
Movies10 2010 HD
Follow the close analysis of an ancient fight master's manuscript depicting combat techniques and devices used over 500 years ago.
Movies5.9 2011 HD
In this fascinating documentary, historian Bettany Hughes travels to the seven wonders of the Buddhist world.Her journey begins at the Mahabodhi...
Movies1 2024 HD
A heartless business owner plans to fire an employee so that he can afford to buy himself a fancy new sports car, but an unusual encounter at a local...
Movies6.2 2005 HD
This program contends that the popular perception of the Muslim occupation of Spain toward the end of the first millennium is largely wrong. The...
Movies9 2021 HD
Movies1 2019 HD
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S1 E21 2021 HD
Bettany Hughes discovers Malta. Documentary by BBC World News
S1 E77.5 2003 HD
Seven Ages of Britain is a 2003 British documentary television series. The seven part series was shown by Channel 4 between 15 November and 20...
S1 E61 2014 HD
Secrets From The Sky takes a look at some of the country’s most historic landmarks and glorious landscapes from a bird’s eye view in the...
S1 E69 2020 HD
Unearthing the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.
S3 E66.5 2021 HD
Bettany Hughes take viewers on armchair travels to explore household-name treasures and new finds from across the world.
S1 E51 2004 HD
The Ancient World is presented by historian Bettany Hughes which gives us a personal take on the ancient world cultures in this documentary series...
S1 E21 2023 HD
The professor, seasoned adventurer, author and historian - alongside local experts and academics - guides viewers through her curated selection of...
S1 E11 2019 HD
Professor Bettany Hughes travels from the Mouth of the Nile in the north of Egypt, to the shores of Lake Nasser in the far south in search of her Top...
S1 E38.4 2002 HD
The rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilisations the world has ever witnessed – one founded on discipline, sacrifice and frugality,...
S1 E36.636 2015 HD
Historian Bettany Hughes travels to India, Greece and China on the trail of three giants of ancient philosophy - Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.
S1 E37.4 2016 HD
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund...
S1 E39 2018 HD
Exploring life in Pompeii during the final days of the doomed city.
S1 E27.5 2015 HD
Ancient Impossible, the new H2 series, picks up where HISTORY’s long running Ancient Discoveries left off. In this next generation of...
S1 E41 2014 HD
Recent findings in the Middle East have radically changed our understanding of the birth of mankind and the spread of civilization across the globe....
S1 E56 2012 HD
This six-part series tells the story of the birth and flourishing of civilisation in the Middle East and its huge influence on the West. From the...
S1 E88.1 2017 HD
Bettany Hughes relives eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and made it the world's first superpower.
S1 E47 2022 HD
Bettany Hughes follows in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats going on a Grand Tour as she travels through France and Italy to see how travel,...
S1 E21 2007 HD
Bettany Hughes searches out the real truth about the birth of democracy in ancient Athens 2500 years ago
S1 E37.2 2016 HD
National Geographic's landmark event series, The Greeks, brings together historians, archaeologists, actors, athletes, scientists and artists to...
S1 E36.5 2022 HD
A forensic dig into history's most enduring mysteries. In Voices of the Dead, Professor Bettany Hughes leads a forensic investigation into some of...
S1 E36 2012 HD
Bettany Hughes sets out on an epic journey across continents and back in time to trace the hidden and often controversial history of women in religion
S1 E51 2013 HD
There are five episodes each detailing 10 homes in Britain that are of historic note for a variety of reasons.
S1 E47 2018 HD
Join us as we tell the tales of history's most iconic female fighters, from the legendary Amazons of Central Asia to the gladiators of the Roman...
S1 E46.8 2019 HD
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...
S1 E67.8 2020 HD
Historian Bettany Hughes has embarked on an epic, personal journey. Inspired by Homer's The Odyssey, she will sail the unpredictable Mediterranean...
S1 E38.4 1970 HD
The rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilisations the world has ever witnessed – one founded on discipline, sacrifice and frugality,...
S1 E46.8 1970 HD
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...
S1 E31 1970 HD
The history of Ancient Rome is explored with a look at 500 years of Roman history, including the forging of the empire on the battlefield and the...
S3 E66.5 1970 HD
Bettany Hughes take viewers on armchair travels to explore household-name treasures and new finds from across the world.
S1 E47 1970 HD
Bettany Hughes follows in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats going on a Grand Tour as she travels through France and Italy to see how travel,...
S1 E36.5 1970 HD
A forensic dig into history's most enduring mysteries. In Voices of the Dead, Professor Bettany Hughes leads a forensic investigation into some of...
S1 E69 1970 HD
Unearthing the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.
S1 E67.8 1970 HD
Historian Bettany Hughes has embarked on an epic, personal journey. Inspired by Homer's The Odyssey, she will sail the unpredictable Mediterranean...
S1 E51 1970 HD
The Ancient World is presented by historian Bettany Hughes which gives us a personal take on the ancient world cultures in this documentary series...
S1 E47 1970 HD
Bettany Hughes follows in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats going on a Grand Tour as she travels through France and Italy to see how travel,...
S1 E36.5 1970 HD
A forensic dig into history's most enduring mysteries. In Voices of the Dead, Professor Bettany Hughes leads a forensic investigation into some of...
