Pompeii: The New Dig

162024•59m•7.7/10

Documentary

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7.7/10(11)

Following the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Exciting discoveries and fresco-inspired animations tell the story of life in Pompeii AD 79.

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Lion Television, All3Media International, ARTE France Cinéma, BBC

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Status

Ended

First Aired

April 15, 2024

Last Aired

January 20, 2025

Networks

BBC Two

Created By

Elena Mortelliti

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Season

The Bodies

Air date: 2024-04-15

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 ‘pizza’, and make a grisly discovery.

Escape

Air date: 2024-04-22

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.

The Final Hours

Air date: 2024-04-29

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.

House of Treasures

Air date: 2025-01-20

At Pompeii, Italian archaeologists complete the biggest dig in a generation, where they strike gold and luxury in one of Pompeii’s richest homes.