Nile: Egypt's Great River
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In this final episode, Bettany reaches the Egyptian Nile’s southernmost parts. Once upon a time, there was a risk of being eaten by crocodiles here. Today, this stretch of the Nile is just startlingly beautiful. But there’s no lack of activity. Bettany joins archaeologists at the temple of the crocodile god as they uncover... 44:59 Expired
Traffic on the Nile is building as this third episode begins, signaling Bettany’s arrival into Luxor - the ‘world’s greatest open-air museum’. Bettany’s crew take a well-earned break as she heads to the west bank. This is where the Ancient Egyptians buried their Pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings. The world’s most famous ... 44:55 Expired
A hundred miles south of Cairo, Bettany starts on a stretch of Nile that few visitors ever get to see. But this was once Egypt’s main highway, used by Cleopatra to travel the country and be seen by her people. Over 2000 years later, Bettany visits a vast desert catacomb, where tens of thousands of mummified animals were o...