The Bodies
pompeii: the new dig

Tue, Aug 12 8:00 P.M. NH World (11.3)  

Archaeologists embark on the biggest dig in a generation at Pompeii. Told through the drama of the dig, imagine what life was like in Pompeii before the eruption and the horror faced by the residents as Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 101

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Tue, Aug 12 8:00 P.M. The Bodies     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 13 1:00 A.M. The Bodies     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 13 9:00 A.M. The Bodies     NH World (11.3)

About Pompeii: The New Dig:

Follow the most extensive archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation.

Nearly two years in the making, with exclusive access to the dig and the all-Italian team of archaeologists, the series follows the excavation of an entire city block, unearthing what life was like in Pompeii before the eruption and the horror faced by the victims, and those who survived, when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.


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Future Broadcast times for "Pompeii: The New Dig": (show all)

Wed, Aug 6 10:00 P.M. House of Treasures     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Aug 8 3:00 A.M. House of Treasures     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Aug 12 8:00 P.M. The Bodies     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Aug 12 9:00 P.M. Escape     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 13 1:00 A.M. The Bodies     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 13 2:00 A.M. Escape     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 13 9:00 A.M. The Bodies     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 13 10:00 A.M. Escape     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Aug 19 8:00 P.M. The Final Hours     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Aug 19 9:00 P.M. House of Treasures     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 20 1:00 A.M. The Final Hours     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 20 2:00 A.M. House of Treasures     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 20 9:00 A.M. The Final Hours     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 20 10:00 A.M. House of Treasures     NH World (11.3)


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