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Episode 2 Egypt in the era of the boy king . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1 Unearthing the boy king’s lost tomb . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Queen Tiye Overshadowed ancient Egyptian royal . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Joyce Tyldesley answers listener questions on ancient Egypt’s royal rulers. (Image by Getty Images)
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Egyptian pharaohs: everything you wanted to know  . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Who was ancient Egypt’s most successful pharaoh?

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The female ‘kings’ of ancient Egypt

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Q&A Why do we say 'crocodile tears'?

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A bust of Queen Nefertiti of Ancient Egypt. (Photo by Oliver Lang/AFP/Getty Images)
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Your guide to Egypt’s sun queen Nefertiti

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Cleopatra: unpicking myth from reality . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Toby Wilkinson gives a lecture on the archaeologists and adventurers whose discoveries helped transform our understanding of the ancient Egyptians
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Adventure and archaeology in the golden age of Egyptology . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Egyptologist Aidan Dodson explores the life, death and afterlife of ancient Egypt’s sun queen. (Image by Getty Images)
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Nefertiti: wife, mother, pharaoh . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley responds to listener questions about everyday life in ancient Egypt, from governance to dental care and cat mummies. (Image by Getty Images)
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How to make an Egyptian mummy in 6 steps