Een team van Amerikaanse archeologen ontdekt een eeuwenoude piramide die diep begraven ligt in de Egyptische woestijn. Ze besluiten de piramide te gaan verkennen en raken hopeloos verdwaald in de eindeloze catacomben. Wanneer ze vervolgens op zoek gaan naar een uitweg beseffen ze dat ze niet alleen gevangen zitten maar ook worden opgejaagd.

Avontuur dat zich afspeelt in 1912. Adèle Blanc-Sec is een jonge, onverschrokken journaliste die op reis is naar Egypte om oudheden te onderzoeken. In de tussentijd staat Parijs op haar kop: het ei van een pterodactylus, 136 miljoen jaar oud, is opengebroken in een Botanisch Museum, en dit vliegende wezen zaait paniek boven de stad. Tijd voor Adèle om terug te keren…

In 1928 wordt een geheimzinnige metalen ring in Egypte gevonden. 65 jaar later komt onderzoeker Daniel Jackson erachter dat de ring een portaal is naar een andere wereld. Samen met een groep militairen, geleid door kolonel Jack O’Neill gaan ze de andere wereld onderzoeken, maar Jackson komt erachter dat O’Neill een andere opdracht heeft meegekregen dan hij aanvankelijk dacht.

Nadat Egyptische archeologen een 4400 jaar onaangetaste tombe hebben opgegraven, proberen ze de geschiedenis van de buitengewone vondst te achterhalen.

De woestijn van Guadeloupe in Californië, 1923. Regisseur Cecile B. DeMille ziet de opnames van zijn klassiekers The Ten Commandments verstoord worden door mysterieuze paranormale gebeurtenissen. Na de opnames laat hij alle Egyptische beelden onder het zand verdwijnen, ervan overtuigd dat ze een vloek bevatten. Meer dan tachtig jaar later komt een groep archeologen ter plaatse. Na het opgraven van enkele van de beelden lijkt de Egyptische vloek alsnog toe te slaan.

For centuries, the Great Pyramids have fascinated Mankind. Patrice Pooyard's The Revelation Of The Pyramids reveals what lies behind the greatest of archaeological mysteries: a message of paramount importance for humanity. From China to Peru, from Egypt to Mexico, through the world's most enigmatic and most beautiful sites, the director has spent 6 years meeting eminent scientific specialists and verifying his discoveries. The result will shake the teaching of history to its very core, and revolutionize Egyptology entirely. A great odyssey along a breathtaking route climaxes in a revelation as unexpected as it is staggering.

Renowned Egyptologist Dr. Sherif Hawass must save the world and the woman he loves after he unknowingly releases an ancient evil found in one of his artifacts.

Howard Carter hunts for the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun.

On the mythical site of Saqqara, the Apis bulls were buried for more than a thousand years in the immense underground necropolis of the Serapheum. Discovered in 1850 by the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, this place shelters a treasure of which a part is preserved in the Louvre. The collapse of the ceiling of one of the galleries had however prevented the archaeologist from venturing into the entire necropolis. More than 170 years later, the museum's Egyptologists are continuing the work of their famous predecessor. Investigating the cult of the Apis bull and the mysterious rituals that surrounded it, the team is especially looking for access to the unexplored parts, which have at least eight burial chambers, with the hope of finding intact tombs.

As part of a high-tech forensic probe into the demise of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, scientists use X-rays and CT scans as they attempt to reach a conclusion about just how this famed king died. In addition, they explore the mysterious curse on explorers linked to Tut's tomb excavation.

The adventurous life of Natacha Rambova (1897-1966), an American artist, born Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy, who reincarnated herself countless times: false Russian dancer, silent film actress, scenographer and costume designer, writer, spiritist, Egyptologist, indefatigable traveler, mysterious and curious; an amazing 20th century woman who created the myth of Rudolph Valentino.

This special takes a 21st century approach to ancient history, bringing together the latest scientific evidence to build the ultimate picture of King Tutankhamun.

3,200 years ago, Egypt is living the final hours of its golden age under the reign of Ramesses II. After ruling the country for 67 years, the great pharaoh dies at the old age of 92. His mummy is burried in the heart of the Valley of the Kings. This is the beginning of his great journey towards the afterlife but only under one condition: that his tomb remains off limits forever. However, in the 19th century, many European adventurers explore the tomb of the king searching for the burial chamber. Then begins an archeological investigation, which reveals the story of Ramesses II after-life.

Professor Joann Fletcher explores what it was like to be a woman of power in ancient Egypt. Through a wealth of spectacular buildings, personal artefacts and amazing tombs, Joann brings to life four of ancient Egypt's most powerful female rulers and discovers the remarkable influence wielded by women, whose power and freedom was unique in the ancient world. Throughout Egypt's history, women held the title of pharaoh no fewer than 15 times, and many other women played key roles in running the state and shaping every aspect of life. Joann Fletcher puts these influential women back at the heart of our understanding, revealing the other half of ancient Egypt.

For over 4000 years, the Sphinx has puzzled all who have laid eyes on it. What is this crouching lion, human-headed creature? Who built it and why? To unlock its secrets, two teams of scientists and sculptors immerse themselves in the world of ancient Egypt — a land of pharaohs and pyramids, animal gods and mummies, sun worship and human sacrifice.

The BBC version of "King Tut In Color" documentary. A century after the world’s most exciting archaeological find - the tomb of Tutankhamun - we can witness the dramatic scenes of its discovery and marvel at its extraordinary treasures exactly as they were then, in colour.