BBC Documentary Films

This excellent BBC docu-drama series offers the opportunity to explore Ancient Egypt through the eyes of some of the finest Egyptologists, adventurers and scholars in history. The stories of these amazing and truly unique individuals reveal how the mysteries of Ancient Egypt were uncovered piece by piece by incredible pioneers like these men. BBC documents the life and adventures of Giovanni Belzoni, an eccentric English circus strongman who became one of the greatest and certainly the most colorful explorers of ancient Egyptian ruins and artifacts.