Egypt Code BreakersApril 22, 2025

Jean-Francois Champollion gave words to a thousand-year-old civilisation by cracking an ancient hieroglyphic code - but behind his legendary feat was his mysterious brother, Jacques-Joseph who made it all possible. Using their private correspondence, archives and expert advice, we explore this once-in-a lifetime scientific, human and intellectual adventure to celebrate the bicentenary of the hieroglyphs being decoded.

Egypt Code Breakers was broadcast on SBS ONE at Tuesday 22 April 2025, 05:00.