Is The Man Who Discovered Egypt on BBC iPlayer UK?

Name: The Man Who Discovered Egypt
Director: Deborah Perkin
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Chris Naunton, Jeffrey Blakely, Debbie Challis

Yes, The Man Who Discovered Egypt is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer UK.

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The Man Who Discovered Egypt

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59m

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Synopsis

Documentary about English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie, the pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology. Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders and treasure hunters until this Victorian adventurer took them on. Most peo...(English)