
Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts
- 2023
- Ended
- Documentary
- 1 season
- 7.5/10
Professor Alice Roberts gets exclusive access to some of the most recently uncovered archaeology in Egypt as she travels the country by train.
Latest: Series 1 · 2023
View all seasonsIn this unique travelogue, Professor Alice Roberts explores one of the world's oldest and greatest civilisations. And she's doing it by train.
E1. Alexandria
Jun 3, 2023 · 46m
Starting in Alexandria, Alice goes deep underground in search of Cleopatra, she discovers how the Romans and the Greeks reacted to the treasures of Ancient Egypt and on a visit to the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria she learns how a slave became a sultan and built his own fairy tale caste.
E2. The Pyramids
Jun 10, 2023 · 47m
Alice visits the Pyramids and is allowed deep inside to see the tomb of pharaoh Khufu.
E3. Luxor
Jun 17, 2023 · 46m
In Luxor, Alice visits Tutankhamun's tomb and mummified body in the Valley of the Kings.
E4. The Temples
Jun 24, 2023 · 46m
Alice ends her trip in Aswan, and takes a boat to see the extraordinary Philae Temple.






















