Monday, 20 April 1 airing
21:00
Channel 5
S1 E1
The historian travels through the country, visiting its most famous cities and sights and exploring the stories of people living along the Nile past and present. He begins by sailing into Luxor on a traditional felucca before heading to the Valley of the Kings, one of the world's greatest historical sites, and travelling deep underground to the tomb of Tutankhamun