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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | History | Ancient Civilizations

The Ancient Egyptians

08: The Egyptians | What the Ancients Did for Us

08: The Egyptians | What the Ancients Did for Us

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2008 | 58'59''

Adam Hart-Davis builds and tests some of the greatest inventions from the world of ancient Egypt.

05: Pharaohs and Gods | Landmarks

05: Pharaohs and Gods | Landmarks

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2002 | 19'30''

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey find out more about the land of the pharaohs. In this film, they visit the Cairo Museum, the tomb of Tu...

04: Pyramids and Temples | Landmarks

04: Pyramids and Temples | Landmarks

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2002 | 19'09''

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey find out about the land of the pharaohs. In this edition, they visit the monuments of Giza, Luxor an...

03: Everyday Lives | Landmarks

03: Everyday Lives | Landmarks

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2002 | 19'04''

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey find out more about the land of the pharaohs. What are `shabti', and why are they buried in tombs?

02: The Nile, Food and Farming | Landmarks

02: The Nile, Food and Farming | Landmarks

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2002 | 19'22''

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey find out more about the land of the pharaohs. A look at evidence of ancient Egyptian food, far...

01: Time and Place | Landmarks

01: Time and Place | Landmarks

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2002 | 19'00''

Jamie Theakston and Marcelle Duprey find out more about the land of the pharaohs. This programme sets the scene as they search for a missing k...

S01E13: Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh | Horrible Histories

S01E13: Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'47''

The story of Hatshepsut, the first female pharaoh.

S01E13: This is Your Reign: Queen Cleopatra | Horrible Histories

S01E13: This is Your Reign: Queen Cleopatra | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 3'15''

Sorting Cleopatra's tangled family tree.

S01E07: Egyptian Gods | Horrible Histories

S01E07: Egyptian Gods | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'29''

Meet the Egyptian gods (animated).

S01E07: Pyramid real estate | Horrible Histories

S01E07: Pyramid real estate | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 2'49''

Imagine spot: Selling pyramid real estate.

S01E05: Mouse Fresh Max toothpaste | Horrible Histories

S01E05: Mouse Fresh Max toothpaste | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'09''

Mouse Fresh Max toothpaste (advertisement).

S01E05: Pharaoh Phashion | Horrible Histories

S01E05: Pharaoh Phashion | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'20''

Pharaoh Phashion magazine offers beauty tips for peasants and aristocrats (advertisement).

S01E03: New! All-Purpose Ancient Egyptian Mummy | Horrible Histories

S01E03: New! All-Purpose Ancient Egyptian Mummy | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'46''

Shouty man shows some uses for a Mummy.

S01E03: Not good at making Mummies | Horrible Histories

S01E03: Not good at making Mummies | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 2'11''

At the beginning, the Ancient Egyptians weren't very good at making Mummies

S01E03: Making a Mummy (Song) | Horrible Histories

S01E03: Making a Mummy (Song) | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'24''

A picky widow chooses a mummification style for her husband.

S01E02: Anti-Fly Honey Slave | Horrible Histories

S01E02: Anti-Fly Honey Slave | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'13''

King Pepi II's Super Sticky Anti-Fly Honey Slave (advertisement).

S01E02: Twisted Fairytales: The Princess and the Pea | Horrible Histories

S01E02: Twisted Fairytales: The Princess and the Pea | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'16''

Eliminating Egyptian rivals to the throne.

S01E02: Egyptian death | Horrible Histories

S01E02: Egyptian death | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 2'25''

An over-entitled pharaoh insists on the invention of the pyramid.

11: An t-Seann Eipheit/Ancient Egypt | Sealgairean Sporsail/History Hunters

11: An t-Seann Eipheit/Ancient Egypt | Sealgairean Sporsail/History Hunters

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Alba | 2016 | 23'08''

Light-hearted look at historic civilisations and their inventions. Travel back to Ancient Egypt w...

02: Egypt | Civilisations: Rise and Fall

02: Egypt | Civilisations: Rise and Fall

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2025 | 59'00''

The 3,000-year-old civilisation of ancient Egypt faces disaster as war, famine and a toxic dynasty threaten its survival. Will Queen...

03: Learning Zone | Ancient Egypt – Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings

03: Learning Zone | Ancient Egypt – Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2013 | 37'06''

A compilation of short films made specially for schools based on the BBC Two history seri...

02: Death | Ancient Egypt – Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings

02: Death | Ancient Egypt – Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings

Ancient Civilizations | BBC HD | 2013 | 59'01''

Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher discovers what life was like for ordinary Egyptians 3,500 years ag...

01: Life | Ancient Egypt – Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings

01: Life | Ancient Egypt – Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings

Ancient Civilizations | BBC HD | 2013 | 58'47''

Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher discovers what life was really like for ordinary Egyptians 3,500 ye...

02: How Do We Look? | Civilisations

02: How Do We Look? | Civilisations

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'40''

Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art, from Mexico and Greece to Egypt and China.

S01E07: Deciphering the Rosetta Stone | Days That Shook the World

S01E07: Deciphering the Rosetta Stone | Days That Shook the World

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2003 | 29'41''

In 1822, Jean-Francois Champollion cracked the ancient Egyptian code behind hieroglyphs.

S01E07: Tutankhamun’s Tomb | Days That Shook the World

S01E07: Tutankhamun’s Tomb | Days That Shook the World

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2003 | 29'22''

On November 4, 1922, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burnt Mummy

Tutankhamun: The Mystery of the Burnt Mummy

Ancient Civilizations | Channel 4 | 2013 | 46'07''

Egyptologist Dr Chris Naunton investigates evidence that the Boy King's mummy was burnt, and uncovers clues that may solve the en...

04: Hatshepsut | Queens that Changed the World

04: Hatshepsut | Queens that Changed the World

Ancient Civilizations | Channel 4 | 2023 | 46'51''

Hatshepsut, the female King, developed trade, oversaw pioneering architecture and brought wealth and artistry to Ancient Egypt.

The afterlife in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

The afterlife in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2013 | 6'32''

Dr Joann Fletcher explains the importance of the afterlife for Ancient Egyptians. She looks at some of the items that would be...

Mummification in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Mummification in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2013 | 5'44''

Dr Joann Fletcher outlines the removal of the brain and organs, as well as explaining why the heart was left inside the body.

Tombs in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Tombs in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2013 | 7'18''

Dr Joann Fletcher takes a look at an unfinished tomb and examines some of the tools that would have been used to build it.

Daily life in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Daily life in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2013 | 9'42''

Dr Joann Fletcher visits the village of Pa-Demi to discover more about the daily lives and tombs of Kha and Merit.

Marriage and family in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Marriage and family in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2013 | 7'11''

Joann Fletcher describes the ceremony 'Bringing the Bundle', which was a kind of marriage proposal. Joann then finds abo...

Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2015 | 5'04''

A visit to Ancient Egypt, and life 5000 years ago begins by exploring houses and homes, and contrasting them with our homes today.

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