Treasures With Bettany Hughes
Treasures With Bettany Hughes is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 11 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2026.
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46:51Treasures With Bettany Hughes
Historian Bettany Hughes journeys across the Greek island of Rhodes to uncover its layered past. She explores its time as a luxury Roman destination and home of the legendary Colossus. In remote Kymissala she visits an ancient settlement with a vast necropolis still being uncove...
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46:44Historian Bettany Hughes journeys through Switzerland's mountains, exploring how communities have thrived for millennia. She steps onto the Aletsch Glacier at Jungfraujoch, meets the custodians of the high-altitude research station, and visits the Great Saint Bernard Pass with its hospice and rescue dogs. Bettany traces Al...
46:48Bettany Hughes travels across Uzbekistan to uncover layers of forgotten history. From Alexander the Great near Termez to Zoroastrian rituals in Khorasmia, she follows Silk Road merchants, reveals Sogdian art in Bukhara, and explores Samarkand to uncover the powerful women behind Timur.
46:14Bettany Hughes journeys through Croatia, beginning on Korcula where underwater archaeology reveals a Neolithic coastal settlement. In Split, she explores Diocletians Palace and its role in the Eastern Roman Empire. Travelling to Ston, she uncovers how salt funded a medieval republic before finishing in Dubrovnik, tracing t...
Season 4
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46:53Bettany travels to the Eastern Mediterranean where human creativity, ingenuity, and perseverance converge. In central Turkey she explores the world's first palace with the oldest sword and earliest evidence of human government. At Aigai in Greece, Bettany has expert access to the birthplace of Alexander the Great from wher...
47:07Bettany embarks on an exhilarating journey to uncover the hidden underwater world of Estonia's Baltic coast, home to at least 700 shipwrecks. She explores a remarkable medieval wreck containing the belongings of a traveling doctor, including a syringe, and discovers the story of a British World War I destroyer that may be ...
47:07Bettany Hughes returns to Oman, a country shaped by the sea. Investigating an ancient cold case, Bettany follows the clues to the 'Desert Lord's' world - the stunning desert, bartering of camels at the market, and meeting descendant of his traditions - modern Bedu.
Journeying to Masirah, Oman’s largest island, Bettany un...
46:37Bettany Hughes returns to Azerbaijan to explore Silk Road heritage through carpets and poetry. She meets master weavers in the Caucasus, uncovers ancient weaving secrets in a remote town, and visits a new statue honouring poet Imadaddin Nasimi.
46:41Historian Bettany Hughes is on a journey to uncover the latest finds at five of Turkey's most important ancient cities. From gold-coloured fragments of King Midas' father's shroud at Gordion, the healing rooms at Pergamon and visiting possibly the last nomadic community in Anatolia at Sagalassos, to the rich artistic legac...
46:41Bettany Hughes explores the stories and secrets locked within the Belogradchik rocks in north-western Bulgaria. The towering Roman and Byzantine fortress here has long been of strategic importance to competing foreign powers seeking control of the region. The Magura cave, once home to bears and sabre-tooth tigers, has impo...
46:26Bettany Hughes explores Georgia's ancient myths, uncovering the truth behind the Golden Fleece legend. From Svan towers and cave monasteries to a fascinating collection of 19th-century photography, she uncovers a rich tapestry of history, art, and cultural resilience that defines the region.