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Ancient Egypt by Train

Cairo (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary

Professor Alice Roberts arrives in Cairo by train carrying a book she first read as a youth, "A Thousand Miles Up The Nile" by Victorian Egyptoligist Amelia Edwards. Alice follows Edwards' footsteps to the Great Pyramids and is allowed to ...See moreProfessor Alice Roberts arrives in Cairo by train carrying a book she first read as a youth, "A Thousand Miles Up The Nile" by Victorian Egyptoligist Amelia Edwards. Alice follows Edwards' footsteps to the Great Pyramids and is allowed to climb deep inside to see the tomb and sarcophagus of the pharaoh Khufu. In the Great Museum Alice is besotted by Tutankhamun, in Saqqara she learns how and why the pyramids came about, and she even finds time for a spot shopping in a Cairo souk. See less
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Mohamed Hawash (producer) | Magdy Rashidy (producer)
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Updated Jun 3, 2023

Release date
Jun 3, 2023 (United Kingdom)

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