Bettany Hughes

Bettany Hughes

Birthday: 1967-05-14

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Biography: Bettany Hughes OBE is an English historian, author and broadcaster, specialising in classical history.

Movies

Gaia Uncovered - The History of Mother Earth
Gaia Uncovered - The History of Mother Earth

What can the ancient world's vision of the planet, such as the legend of powerful Greek Goddess Gaia...

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Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting
Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life Painting

The history of still life painting with oil paints...

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Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany Hughes
Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany Hughes

Professor Bettany Hughes takes viewers on a journey of discovery as she investigates 10 of the great...

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When the Moors Ruled in Europe
When the Moors Ruled in Europe

A documentary movie covering the 700-year reign in Spain and Portugal of the Moors. It focus on Andl...

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Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy

British historian Bettany Hughes tours the eastern Mediterranean in search of facts behind the legen...

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The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

David Suchet, TV's Poirot, has spent more of his life acting out the plots and dramas created by Aga...

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The Minoans
The Minoans

Best known for the myth of the Minotaur, Crete gave birth to Europe's first civilization. Yet little...

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Venus Uncovered: Ancient Goddess of Love
Venus Uncovered: Ancient Goddess of Love

In 1914, the suffragette Mary Richardson attacked the Rokeby Venus at the National Gallery in London...

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Alexandria: The Greatest City
Alexandria: The Greatest City

Bettany Hughes goes in search of this lost civilisation, revealing the story of a city founded out o...

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Top Ten Treasures Of Pompeii
Top Ten Treasures Of Pompeii

With cutting-edge VR, fascinating interviews, and access to the very latest discoveries, join Profes...

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Bacchus Uncovered: Ancient God of Ecstasy
Bacchus Uncovered: Ancient God of Ecstasy

Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the story of Bacchus, god of wine, revelry, theatre and excess...

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Mars Uncovered: Ancient God of War
Mars Uncovered: Ancient God of War

Bettany Hughes investigates the enduring relationship between warfare and worship, by following the ...

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Medieval Fightbook
Medieval Fightbook

Follow the close analysis of an ancient fight master's manuscript depicting combat techniques and de...

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Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World
Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World

In this fascinating documentary, historian Bettany Hughes travels to the seven wonders of the Buddhi...

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When the Moors Ruled in Europe - Double Listing - 214853
When the Moors Ruled in Europe - Double Listing - 214853

This program contends that the popular perception of the Muslim occupation of Spain toward the end o...

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Atlantis: The Evidence
Atlantis: The Evidence

The mysterious lost city of Atlantis has captured imaginations for centuries. But does new evidence ...

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