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Mediterranean Islands

Bettany Hughes' Treasures of the World

Run Time: 47 mins

Air Date: Sat, 25 Sept 2021

Average Rating: ⭐ 7 (1 votes)

Channel 4

Season 1 - Episode 4

Mediterranean Islands

Average Rating: ⭐ 7 (1)

Bettany embarks on a Mediterranean voyage, beginning at its mouth with a recently discovered mask of Medusa, identified from fragments in Gorham's Cave on Gibraltar. Charting a course east, Bettany journeys to the strategic Island of Malta, where a Punic tomb has just been discovered. She reveals contents that prove these Phoenicians originated from North Africa. In the countryside, Bettany discovers how farmers grow three citrus crops a year with a special tour of an ancient Arabic underground irrigation system called `The Invention of Summer'.

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