Treasures of Istanbul -
treasures with bettany hughes

Sun, Sep 28 12:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)

In this fascinating ancient hub of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires, Bettany is allowed access to digs at Besiktas Metro Station, where a multi-layered Iron Age burial site has been discovered. A coin of Emperor Justinian (the husband of Bettany's all-time history heroine Theodora) emerges from the Earth. This dig will finally reveal the identity of Istanbul's original inhabitants.

Duration: 46 minutes and 53 seconds

Episode Number: 105

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Sun, Sep 28	12:00 P.M.	Treasures of Istanbul NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Sep 28	1:00 P.M.	Treasures of Istanbul NH Explore (11.2)

About Treasures with Bettany Hughes:

Boasting unique access and state-of-the-art technology, host and historian Bettany Hughes investigates the most remarkable treasures of civilization that reveal the story of humanity.

TREASURES WITH BETTANY HUGHES is armchair traveling at its most vivid and memorable, championing what ordinary people throughout time have achieved through the sheer force of will, inspiration, and collaboration.

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Future Broadcast times for "Treasures with Bettany Hughes": (show all)

Sun, Aug 31	12:00 P.M.	Treasures of Greece NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Aug 31	1:00 P.M.	Treasures of Greece NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Sep 5	4:00 P.M.	Treasures of Greece NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Sep 7	12:00 P.M.	Treasures of Malta NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Sep 7	1:00 P.M.	Treasures of Malta NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Sep 12	4:00 P.M.	Treasures of Malta NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Sep 14	12:00 P.M.	Treasures of Gibraltar NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Sep 14	1:00 P.M.	Treasures of Gibraltar NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Sep 19	4:00 P.M.	Treasures of Gibraltar NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Sep 21	12:00 P.M.	Treasures of the Mediterranean Islands NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Sep 21	1:00 P.M.	Treasures of the Mediterranean Islands NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Sep 26	4:00 P.M.	Treasures of the Mediterranean Islands NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Sep 28	12:00 P.M.	Treasures of Istanbul NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Sep 28	1:00 P.M.	Treasures of Istanbul NH Explore (11.2)