Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence - Season 1
Season 1
Historical documentary series challenging what we think we know about the end of Pompeii.
For centuries, a third of the Roman city had been left untouched. This meant that hundreds of shops, homes, streets and bodies laid unseen beneath ash and rubble for 2000 years - exactly as they were on the day of the eruption.
Episodes
24th October 79AD Eruption
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.
24th October 79AD Ash Clouds
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.
25th October 79AD Destruction
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.
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