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Timewatch Season 21 · Episode 12

Akhenaten and Nefertiti: The Royal Gods of Egypt

6th September 2002 50 mins Season 21 Episode 12

Using dramatic reconstructions and filmed throughout Egypt, this documentary unravels the story of King Akhenaten, the country's heretic monarch, who 3,300 years ago introduced a new religion and demanded to be worshipped like a god. At his side was Queen Nefertiti, one of the greatest iconic figures of the ancient world. What brought this enigmatic couple's reign to a sudden and disastrous halt?

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Season 21 · Episode 13

Murder at Harvard

In 1849 American society was shaken by the grisly news that a prominent and wealthy Bostonian, George Parkman, had been killed and dismembered. The subsequent trial found a Harvard medical professor, John White Webster, guilty of murder, and he was sentenced to death by hanging. Historian Simon Schama investigates the case in the light of ongoing doubts about Webster's guilt, and attempts to solve the celebrated murder mystery once and for all.
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