In this first instalment, Bettany meets the Egyptologists solving a 3,000-year-old murder mystery and visits the temple walls that tell the story of Egypt’s final female pharaoh – Cleopatra.

Billy Connolly travels from Chicago to Seattle, witnessing true Americana at the Minnesota State Fair, marvelling at the expansive prairies, and seeing small-town America in all its glory.

Hong Kong is a city driven skywards by trade and money. Discover how this city works, and how a former British colony is adapting to life in China’s embrace.

For a very unique take on British history Christine Bleakley and Dr Michael Scott take to the skies to see more clearly what life was like for Romans and Britons 2000 years ago.

Host Don Wildman unearths relics from the worlds greatest institutions to reveal incredible secrets from the past. He examines each artefact to illuminate the hidden treasures at the heart of history.