Pompeii: The New Dig

Network:BBC Two

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S01E03 - "The Final Hours"

Aired on Apr 29, 2024, 8:00 PM

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Still springing surprises. The biggest dig in a generation unearths fascinating secrets. Exciting discoveries and illuminating animations bring the ancient Roman city to life.

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Status: Running
Language: English
Runtime: 60 min
Premiered: April 15, 2024
Schedule: Monday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)

The Bodies

At Pompeii, Italian archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation, where they find a bakery, a wealthy house and a fresco of a so-called Ă˘â‚¬Âpizza', and make a grisly discovery.

Apr 15, 2024

60 min

Escape

At Pompeii, a new excavation continues to unearth rich discoveries, while a pioneering new investigation finds evidence that some Pompeiians survived the eruption of AD 79.

Apr 22, 2024

60 min

The Final Hours

In Pompeii, the excavation of a wealthy villa, bakery and laundry reaches its climax with chilling revelations about what people were doing in the final terrifying hours in AD 79.

Apr 29, 2024

60 min