29 Sep 2023
Walt's Early Wonderlands
A compilation of early Walt Disney animated silent shorts restored by Thomas J. Stathes.
Tutankhamun In Colour
Oxford University Egyptologist Elizabeth Frood is our guide to the discovery of the tomb on 4 November 1922..
The BBC version of "King Tut In Color" documentary. A century after the world’s most exciting archaeological find - the tomb of Tutankhamun - we can witness the dramatic scenes of its discovery and marvel at its extraordinary treasures exactly as they were then, in colour.
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Elizabeth Frood Self - Presenter
Howard Carter Self (archive footage)
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