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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Status	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
Episode Runtime	45min
Language	English, Arabic
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	360 Production
Networks	5

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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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