The Egyptian Pyramids
You're Dead to Me
BBC
4.7 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2020
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Host Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Sarah Parcak and comedian Maria Shehata to learn all about the magnificent Egyptian pyramids. We discover how and why pyramids were built, who constructed them, and how space archaeology can help us discover and protect hundreds of pyramids and tombs that are yet to be found.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcast |
| 0:04.1 | Hello and welcome to your Dead To Me, |
| 0:07.8 | a history podcast for everyone. |
| 0:09.4 | For people who don't like history, |
| 0:10.6 | people who do like history, |
| 0:11.8 | and people who forgot to learn any at school. |
| 0:14.3 | My name is Greg Jenner. |
| 0:15.4 | I'm a public historian, author and broadcaster. |
| 0:17.7 | I'm the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories. |
| 0:20.8 | You may have heard my other podcast, |
| 0:22.2 | Home School History, but that one was mostly for the kids. |
| 0:25.2 | In this show, we do things a bit differently. |
| 0:27.0 | If you're looking for some learning with your roles, |
| 0:28.8 | then you've come to the right place. |
| 0:30.4 | Today we are chucking our chisels, |
| 0:32.0 | trowels and SPF 50 sunblock into our bum bags |
| 0:35.2 | and journeying back thousands of years to ancient Egypt, |
| 0:38.8 | to lift the lid on one of the most fascinating facets |
| 0:41.2 | of the ancient world, Egyptian pyramids. |
| 0:44.4 | And to help me do that, I'm joined by two very special guests. |
| 0:47.7 | In History Corner, we have a full on archaeological superstar |
| 0:50.9 | with us. |
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