Bettany sets off on the journey of a lifetime, sailing across spectacular Greece uncovering its history including an ancient underwater shipwreck over two thousand years.

The sheer number of mirrors found in Greek graves show that beauty really counted for something. Looks mattered. The Ancient Greeks were, I'm afraid, faceist. Dr. Bettany Hughes is an award ...

Throughout her career, historian and documentary producer Bettany Hughes has always maintained her sense of wonder at the cultures and the monuments humanity has brought into existence.

Among the countries Hughes will visit on her epic quest are Turkey, Greece and Egypt ... U.K. It is our great pleasure to head into Mipcom as Bettany heads to these ancient sites across the ...

Everyone, it seems, likes a list. And as historian Bettany Hughes’s latest book so ably conveys, they always did. For centuries now, people have been fascinated by the Seven Wonders of the ...

Episode 4 - Bettany Hughes goes Greek island-hopping to explore their history from the time of the Ancients to the present day.Bettany makes it to Crete, just before a storm does. More info ...

The three-part series, which has just gone into production, is based on Professor Bettany Hughes’ best-selling book of the same name. Historian and broadcaster Hughes will travel across three ...

Episode 3 - Bettany Hughes enters an active volcano and joins a celebration of the god of wine as her Greek island odyssey takes her to Santorini, Naxos, and Siphnos. More info ...

Episode 6 - Bettany heads to Corfu, where she discovers that the island has a close connection to the UK; her epic journey ends on Odysseus's home island, Ithaca. More info Watch With Premium ...