Cast: Bettany Hughes

Direction Rob Cowling

Cast Bettany Hughes

Plot Historian Bettany Hughes profiles three great thinkers of the ancient world - The Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.

Direction Jim Greayer · Gareth Johnson · Nigel Levy · Sebastian Smith

Cast Bettany Hughes · Nathan Dean Williams

Plot TV Miniserie (2017). 8 episodes. Historian Bettany Hughes selects eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and its establishment as the world's first superpower.

Direction Rob Cowling

Cast Bettany Hughes

Plot Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world: Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.

Direction Paul Nelson · Jamie Simpson

Cast Bettany Hughes · Raksha Dave · John Sergeant

Plot TV Miniserie (2018). 3 episodes. Historian Bettany Hughes, archaeologist Raksha Dave and John Sergeant reveal fresh evidence surrounding the volcano's eruption.

Direction Bettany Hughes

Cast Bettany Hughes

Plot Unearthing the glittering, golden treasures of the pharaohs.

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Plot Bettany Hughes investigates the enduring relationship between warfare and worship, by following the trail of Mars, from Rome and Carthage to the present day.

Direction Chad Cohen

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Plot They were an extraordinary people born of white rock and blue sea. They invented democracy, distilled logic and reason, wrote plays to plumb the deepest recesses of the soul, and...

Direction Mary Cranitch · Jack Macinnes

Cast Bettany Hughes

Direction Caterina Turroni

Cast Bettany Hughes

Plot TV Mini-Series (2019). 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...

Direction John Wate

Cast Bettany Hughes · Adrienne Mayor · Aimee Akapo Toulan · Rebecca Dimech

Plot The drama led documentary series presents history's most iconic female fighters. Each extraordinary tale of blood, sacrifice and endurance centres on the life of one young woman warrior caught up...

Direction Nick Gillam-Smith

Cast Bettany Hughes

Plot Bettany Hughes examines the story of the god of wine, revelry, theatre and excess. She visits Jordan, Georgia, Greece and Britain to discover his origins, modern presence and role in...

Direction Anna Thomson

Cast Bettany Hughes

Plot TV Mini-Series (2020). 6 Episodes. The historian explores the history of Greece from the time of the Ancients to the present day.

Direction Ruairi Fallon · Emily Davis

Cast Bettany Hughes

Plot TV Minis-Series (2012). 3 Episodes. Bettany Hughes looks into the role of women in the history of religion.

Direction Mary Cranitch · Page Shepherd

Cast Bettany Hughes

Plot With unique access and state-of-the-art technology, Bettany lifts the lid on the most remarkable treasures of civilisation to investigate the story of humanity. She examines household-name treasures and new finds...

Direction Ewen Thomson

Cast Bettany Hughes

Plot 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, the arts and culture...