Egypt — Season 1 BBC One Ended History 6 Episodes · Premiered October 30, 2005 · Ended December 4, 2005 All Seasons Episodes E01 The Search for Tutankhamun Sun, Oct 30 2005 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min ▶ The story of Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. E02 The Curse of Tutankhamun Sun, Nov 6 2005 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min ▶ Second part of Howard Carter's search for Tutankhamun's tomb. E03 The Pharoah and the Showman Sun, Nov 13 2005 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min ▶ Explorer Giovanni Belzoni is asked to recover a huge statue of Rameses the Great. E04 The Temple of the Sands Sun, Nov 20 2005 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min ▶ The story of explorer Belzoni concludes with his discoveries that stunned the world. E05 The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone Sun, Nov 27 2005 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min ▶ Two geniuses engage in a marathon duel to unlock the secret of Egypt's hieroglyphs. E06 The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs Sun, Dec 4 2005 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min ▶ Code-cracker Jean-Francois Champollion's findings are opposed by the Church. All Seasons Similar Shows Long Shadow BBC Two Vikings History Masters of Sex Paramount+ with Showtime Reign The CW Top Rated Shows Breaking Bad AMC ★ 9.2 Band of Brothers HBO ★ 9 Game of Thrones HBO ★ 8.9 The Wire HBO ★ 8.9 Firefly FOX ★ 8.9 Sherlock BBC One ★ 8.9 More on BBC One Sherlock ★ 8.9 Planet Earth ★ 8.8 Peaky Blinders ★ 8.5 Line of Duty ★ 8.5 Luther ★ 8.4 Doctor Who ★ 8.4