Pompeii: The New Dig

Pompeii: The New Dig

162024•59m•7.9/10

Documentary

Ratings

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7.9/10(9)

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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Production

Lion Television, All3Media International, ARTE France Cinéma, BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 15, 2024

Last Aired

January 20, 2025

Networks

BBC Two

Created By

Elena Mortelliti

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Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

The Bodies

E1

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

E2

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

E3

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.

E4

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.

Cast

Kate Fleetwood

Kate Fleetwood

Self - Narrator (voice)

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