← Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence

Season 1

3 episodes · 2018

  1. 1Episode 1

    30 May 2018 · 45 min

    Historical documentary series challenging what we think we know about the end of Pompeii. Bettany Hughes, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant join a live dig, forensically scan victims and learn how Roman life has survived for 2,000 years.

  2. 2Episode 2

    31 May 2018 · 45 min

    Bettany Hughes, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant investigate clues to what was happening on the day leading up to the eruption, and even climb into the crater of Vesuvius itself.

  3. 3Episode 3finale

    01 Jun 2018 · 45 min

    Bettany Hughes, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant piece together the timeline as Vesuvius, dormant for 700 years, unleashed its full horror, killing everyone who remained in the town.