ANCIENT EGYPT: WORLD HISTORY VIDEO LINKS

General And Biography

  Egypt's Golden Empire, PBS:  An impressive overview of the New Kingdom from the Empires series.

Warrior Pharaohs:  Egypt looks outwards to empire.

Pharaohs Of The Sun:  Chronicles the rule of Amenhotep III and his rebel son Akhenaten.

Last Great Pharaoh:  A biography of Ramesses II.

  Planet Egypt, History Channel:

Birth Of The Empire, Episode 1:

Pharaohs At War, Episode 2:

Temples Of Power, Episode 3:

Quest For Eternity, Episode 4:

  Ancient Egypt -- Life And Death In The Valley Of The Kings, BBC, 2013:  Part 1; Part 2   [See also Episode 1, Knowledge Network and Episode 2, Knowledge Network]

"Egypt: Saving The Temples On The Nile," DW, December 9, 2021.  (42 mins)

  "Egypt's Lost Queens," Media Lab UK, 2014.  (59 mins)  See also the Knowledge Network.

"Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped With Bettany Hughes," Channel 5, 2021.  (94 mins)

  "The Nile: 5000 Years Of History," Channel 5, 2019:

Episode 1 (44 mins)  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 2 (44 mins)  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 3 (44 mins)  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 4 (44 mins)  See also the Knowledge Network.

  Egypt: Rediscovering A Lost World, BBC:

Search For Tutankhamun And The Curse Of Tutankhamun:

Pharaoh And The Showman:

Temple Of The Sands:

Mystery Of The Rosetta Stone: 

Secrets Of The Hieroglyphs -- The Valley Of The Kings:

  Treasures Of Ancient Egypt, BBC:

Part 1, "The Birth Of Art":

Part 2, "The Golden Age":

Part 3, "A New Dawn":

  Immortal Egypt With Joann Fletcher, BBC Two, 2017:

Episode 1, "The Road To The Pyramids".  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 2, "Chaos".  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 3, "Zenith".  See also the Knowledge Network.

Episode 4, "Invasion".  See also the Knowledge Network.

"Bettany Hughes' Top 10 Treasures Of Egypt, Episode 1," 2024.  (45 mins)

"Bettany Hughes' Top 10 Treasures Of Egypt, Episode 2," 2024.  (45 mins)

"Egyptian Journeys With Dan Cruickshank," BBC Four:

Episode 1, Secrets Of The Tomb Builders  (28 mins)

Episode 2. The Pharaoh Hunter  (29 mins)

Episode 3, The Rebel Pharaoh  (29 mins)

Episode 4, Building For Eternity  (26 mins)

Episode 5, Pharaoh's Wives  (29 mins)

Episode 6, The Death Of Ancient Egypt  (29 mins)

"Ancient Egypt By Train With Alice Roberts," Channel 4:

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

  "Egypt," What The Ancients Knew, Discovery, 2005:

  Ancient Egypt, Time-Life Lost Civilizations:  A very basic introduction to Egyptian history and archaeology:

  Ancient Egypt Explained: The Old Kingdom, HipHughes History, 2016:  Keith Hughes's rapid-fire introduction to Egyptian history.

"King Narmer: King Before Pharaohs," National Geographic, 2014.

  Nefertiti And The Lost Dynasty, CBC Newsworld, 2007:

  "Akhenaten, Nefertiti, And Three Daughters," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, July 29, 2012.

"Akhenaten: Egypt's Mystery Pharaoh," History Time, November 1, 2017.  (6 mins)

  "Tutankhamun In Colour," BBC Four, 2020.  (59 mins)

"Tutankhamun -- The Truth Uncovered," BBC Four.  (58 mins)

  The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun, 2017.  See also the Knowledge Network.

Jessica Tomkins, "History Vs. Egypt's 'Most Powerful' Pharaoh," History On Trial, TED-Ed, January 18, 2024.  (6 mins)

  "The Mystery Of Khafre Enthroned," Egypt Detectives, Films Media Group, 2004.  (23 mins)

"The Mystery Of The Rebel Pharaoh," Egypt Detectives, Films Media Group, 2004.  (23 mins)

"The Mystery Of Tutankhamun's Gold," Egypt Detectives, Films Media Group, 2004.  (24 mins)

"Cleopatra And Me: In Search Of A Lost Queen," BBC.  (29 mins)

"Cleopatra: Portrait Of A Killer," BBC.  (58 mins)

Cleopatra, Secrets Of Egypt:

Military History

  Battle Of Megiddo, Ancient Egyptians, 2003:  Chronicles the military rise of Thutmose III.

Miscellaneous

  Egypt, Engineering An Empire, History Channel:  An episode from a major series that explores the role of technology in the rise of empires.

  Pharaoh's Obelisk, NOVA, PBS:

  Lost Cities Of The Ancients, BBC, 2006:  Episode 1, Vanished Capital Of The Pharaoh:

  "Terry Jones's The Hidden History Of Egypt," 2002:

  "Death On The Nile," Ancient Apocalypse, BBC:

  "The Seated Scribe," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, January 25, 2018.

  "Last Judgement Of Hunefer, From His Tomb," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, July 29, 2013.

  "Mortuary Temple Of Hatshepsut And Large Kneeling Statue, New Kingdom, Egypt," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, May 9, 2015.

  "Portrait Head Of Queen Tiye With A Crown Of Two Feathers," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, February 5, 2013.

  "Thutmose, Bust Of Nefertiti," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, August 4, 2012.

  Elizabeth Cox, "A Day In The Life Of An Egyptian Doctor," TED-Ed, July 2018.  (4 mins)

Stacy Schiff, "Cleopatra: A Life," Charlie Rose, PBS, December 9, 2010.

  "Diary Of A Pyramid Labourer -- Oldest Papyrus Discovered 2550 BC 'Diary Of Merer,'" Primary Source, Voices Of The Past, February 8, 2020.  (6 mins)

"The Egyptians," The Lost Gods, 2005.  (24 mins)

  Napoleon's Obsession: Quest For Egypt, Learning Channel:

Josef Wegner, "Rise Of The City: The Lost Cities Of Ancient Egypt," Penn Museum, December 1, 2017.  (80 mins)