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Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank episode 3

Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank episode 3

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Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank episode 3: Dan Cruickshank travels the Nile, from magnificent Karnak to the desolate ruins of El Amarna, in search of the truth about Akhenaten, the most radical and mysterious pharaoh ever to rule Egypt, and his beautiful wife Nefertiti.       They were a golden couple, rich and all-powerful, but when Akhenaten had a […]

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Treasures of Ancient Egypt episode 2 - The Golden Age

Treasures of Ancient Egypt episode 2 – The Golden Age

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Treasures of Ancient Egypt episode 2: On a journey through Ancient Egyptian art, Alastair Sooke picks treasures from its most opulent and glittering moment.     Starting with troubling psychological portraits of tyrant king Senwosret III and ending with the golden mask of boy king Tutankhamun, Sooke also explores architectural wonders, exquisite tombs and a lost city – site of

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