The Ancient World with Bettany Hughes

The Ancient World is a seven part documentary series presented by historian Bettany Hughes, it was originally aired by British TV station Channel 4 over the course of an 8 year period. Hughes, takes us on a wonderful journey through the ancient world and at each stop on this journey providing us with extensive insight into what it would have been like to be alive at this period in time and how these ancient worlds help shape the world we live in today.

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TheTVDB.com Series ID 156931
Status Ended
First Aired October 23, 2004
Recent April 21, 2010
Network Channel 4
Average Runtime 60 minutes
Genres Documentary History Mini-Series
Original Country Great Britain
Original Language English
Time Period Antiquity / Ancient Times
TV Type or Format Docuseries
On Other Sites TheMovieDB.com
Episode Screenshot Format 16:9 Screencap
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Created April 16, 2010 by
Keith
Modified August 1, 2025 by
Steezy49

Season	From	To	Episodes
All Seasons
Specials			0
Season 1	October 2004	April 2010	8
Unassigned Episodes			0

Season	From	To	Episodes
Season 1	October 2004	April 2010	8
Unassigned Episodes			0

Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.

Season	From	To	Episodes
Season 1			0
Unassigned Episodes			8

Bettany Hughes
as Program Presenter

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