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Treasures with Bettany Hughes

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Boasting unique access and state-of-the-art technology, host and historian Bettany Hughes investigates the most remarkable treasures of civilization that reveal the story of humanity. TREASURES WITH BETTANY HUGHES is armchair traveling at its most vivid and memorable, championing what ordinary people throughout time have achieved through the sheer force of will, inspiration, and collaboration.

Episodes:

• Treasures of Istanbul

  In this fascinating ancient hub of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires, Bettany is allowed access to digs at Besiktas Metro Station, where a multi-layered Iron Age burial site has been discovered. A coin of Emperor Justinian (the husband of Bettany's all-time history heroine Theodora) emerges from the Earth. This dig will finally reveal the identity of Istanbul's original inhabitants.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Dec 31st, 2024 at 2:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:46:53
  Usage rights:	12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025

• Treasures of Arabia

  The magical landscape of the Arabian Peninsula, featuring stunning weathered rocks and deep desert sands, was once the frontier of mighty empires. Bettany discovers messages from the past all around her, from rock etchings from ancient inhabitants to other markings that lead to the present day.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Jan 7th, 2025 at 2:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:46:57
  Usage rights:	12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025

• Treasures of Gibraltar

  There are few places on Earth with as much of an outsize influence on world history as the small British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The peninsula may just be 2.5 square miles, but this iconic rock has loomed large in the human imagination since prehistory.

  Length:	00:46:53
  Usage rights:	12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025

• Treasures of Greece

  Greece is the birthplace of an astonishing culture that changed the way the world thinks. Bettany starts her journey in Athens, the crowning achievement of ancient Greek civilization and a symbol of intellect and democracy the world over.

  Length:	00:48:47
  Usage rights:	12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025

• Treasures of Malta

  In this episode, Bettany discovers Malta as a cultural hub laden with some of the world's most precious treasures, where civilizations from East, West, North, and South have met and combined.

  Length:	00:53:50
  Usage rights:	12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025

• Treasures of the Mediterranean Islands

  The Mediterranean Sea, the lifeblood of civilizations across millennia, has been known by many names. This one body of water has experienced more interaction throughout history than any other on the planet.

  Length:	00:46:11
  Usage rights:	12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025

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