Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: S01, E01 The Great Pyramid at Giza and The Lighthouse of Alexandria (My 5 2025 UK)

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World with Bettany Hughes Network: Channel 5, My 5 (UK) Season One, Episode 1 «The Great Pyramid at Giza and The Lighthouse of Alexandria» Release Date: August 2, 2025 (United Kingdom) 46 min | History Documentary | TV Series (2025 - now) (ENG/SUB ENG) Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus at Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. They were also brilliant adventures of the mind, test cases for the reaches of human imagination. Now only the great pyramid remains fully standing, yet the scale and majesty of these seven wonders still enthral us today. Season 1, Episode 01 – “The Great Pyramid at Giza and The Lighthouse of Alexandria“ The historian travels across three continents as she follows in the footsteps of warriors, pilgrims, emperors and tourists by visiting the sites of the most notable structures of antiquity. She begins her journey in Egypt at the Great Pyramid of Giza, with cutting-edge graphics showing it in its original, glistening glory, before sailing up the Nile to Alexandria, site of the legendary Pharos lighthouse. #Channel5@zdenek1964 #My5 #History@zdenek1964 #Documentary #BettanyHughes@zdenek1964 #SevenWondersOfTheAncientWorld