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Bettany Hughes

Biography

Bettany Hughes OBE is an English historian, author and broadcaster, specialising in classical history.

Known For

72%

Series

The Greeks

2016 · Documentary

60%

Series

East To West

2012 · Documentary

81%

Series

8 Days That Made Rome

2017 · Documentary

76%

Series

Greek Island Odyssey

2020 · Documentary · War & Politics

NR

Series

Bettany Hughes' Lost Worlds: Dawn of Civilisations

2026 · Documentary

65%

Series

Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World

2021 · Documentary

71%

Series

The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes

2019 · Documentary

77%

Series

Ancient Impossible

2015 · Documentary

40%

Series

Bettany Hughes' Lost Worlds: The Nabataeans

2025 · Documentary

60%

Series

The Bible: A History

2010

70%

Series

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

2026

90%

Series

Pompeii's Final Hours: New Evidence

2018 · Documentary

NR

Series

The Ancient World with Bettany Hughes

2004 · Documentary

60%

Series

Divine Women

2012 · Documentary

Full Filmography(66)

2025

Bettany Hughes' Lost Worlds: The NabataeansWriter · 3 episodes

TV

2023Exploring India's Treasures: Bettany HughesPresenter · 2 episodesTV

2022Gaia Uncovered - The History of Mother EarthprezenterkaFilm

2022From Paris to Rome with Bettany HughesHerself · 4 episodesTV

2022Bettany Hughes' Voices of the DeadHerself · 3 episodesTV

2022From Paris to Rome with Bettany HughesWriter · 4 episodesTV

2022Bettany Hughes' Voices of the DeadPresenter · 3 episodesTV

2022From Paris to Rome with Bettany HughesCreatorTV

2022Bettany Hughes' Voices of the DeadCreatorTV

2021Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany HughesSelf - PresenterFilm

2021Wonders of MaltaTV

2021Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the WorldSelf · 26 episodesTV

2021Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany HughesWriterFilm

2021Rome: The Rise and FallPresenter · 3 episodesTV

2021Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the WorldWriter · 26 episodesTV

2020Top Ten Treasures Of PompeiiFilm

2020Last Days of PompeiiPresenterFilm

2020Ultimate Treasure CountdownSelf - Host · 6 episodesTV

2020Greek Island OdysseyNarrator/Presenter · 6 episodesTV

2020Ultimate Treasure CountdownPresenter · 6 episodesTV

2020Greek Island OdysseyCreatorTV

2019Mars Uncovered: Ancient God of WarPresenterFilm

2019Egypt's Great Treasures with Bettany HughesTV

2019The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany HughesSelf - Presenter · 4 episodesTV

2019Mars Uncovered: Ancient God of WarWriterFilm

2019The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany HughesWriter · 4 episodesTV

2018Bacchus Uncovered: Ancient God of EcstasyPresenterFilm

2018Pompeii's Final Hours: New EvidenceSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesTV

2018Epic Warrior WomenSelf · 4 episodesTV

2018Bacchus Uncovered: Ancient God of EcstasyWriterFilm

2017Venus Uncovered: Ancient Goddess of LovePresenterFilm

20178 Days That Made RomeTV

2017Venus Uncovered: Ancient Goddess of LoveWriterFilm

2016Genius of the Modern WorldSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesTV

2016The GreeksHerself · 3 episodesTV

2015Genius of the Ancient WorldSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesTV

2015Ancient ImpossibleSelf · 10 episodesTV

2014Apples, Pears and Paint: How to Make a Still Life PaintingSelfFilm

2014Secrets from the SkySelf - Presenter · 6 episodesTV

2014East Meets West: The Birth Of CivilizationNarrator · 4 episodesTV

2013The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David SuchetSelf - HistorianFilm

2013Britain's Secret HomesTV

2012East To WestSelf · 7 episodesTV

2012Divine WomenHerself - Presenter · 3 episodesTV

2011Seven Wonders of the Buddhist WorldPresenterFilm

2010Alexandria: The Greatest CitySelf - PresenterFilm

2010Medieval FightbookSelf - HistorianFilm

2010Atlantis: The EvidenceFilm

2010The Bible: A HistoryTV

2007Athens: The Truth About DemocracySelf - PresenterFilm

2007Athens: The Truth About DemocracySelf - Presenter · 2 episodesTV

2007Athens: The Truth About DemocracyPresenterFilm

2005When the Moors Ruled in EuropeFilm

2005Helen of TroyHerselfFilm

2005When the Moors Ruled in Europe - Double Listing - 214853PresenterFilm

2005The Minotaur’s IslandNarrator · 2 episodesTV

2004The MinoansPresenterFilm

2004The Ancient World with Bettany HughesHerself · 7 episodesTV

2004The Ancient World with Bettany HughesCreatorTV

2003Seven Ages of BritainSelf - Presenter · 7 episodesTV

2002The SpartansSelf - Presenter · 3 episodesTV

2002The SpartansWriter · 3 episodesTV