Bettany Hughes
Actor · Writer · Presenter · Creator
Born May 14, 1967 · London, England, UK
Active 2002–present · Awards: BBC 100 Women, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Medlicott Medal
Bettany Hughes OBE is an English historian, author and broadcaster, specialising in classical history.
Filmography
The Minotaur’s Island (2005) — Narrator8 Days That Made Rome (2017)Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany Hughes (2021) — WriterUltimate Treasure Countdown (2020) — PresenterThe Spartans (2002) — WriterWhen the Moors Ruled in Europe (2005)The Nile: Egypt's Great River with Bettany Hughes (2019) — WriterGreek Island Odyssey (2020) — Narrator/Presenter · CreatorFrom Paris to Rome with Bettany Hughes (2022) — Writer · CreatorThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes (2025) — NarratorBettany Hughes' Lost Worlds: The Nabataeans (2025) — WriterSeven Wonders of the Buddhist World (2011) — PresenterGaia Uncovered - The History of Mother Earth (2022) — prezenterkaBettany Hughes' Treasures of the World (2021) — WriterBettany Hughes' Voices of the Dead (2022) — Presenter · CreatorThe Minoans (2004) — PresenterWhen the Moors Ruled in Europe - Double Listing - 214853 (2005) — PresenterThe Bible: A History (2010)Athens: The Truth About Democracy (2007) — PresenterVenus Uncovered: Ancient Goddess of Love (2017) — Presenter · WriterTop Ten Treasures Of Pompeii (2020)Bacchus Uncovered: Ancient God of Ecstasy (2018) — Presenter · WriterMars Uncovered: Ancient God of War (2019) — Presenter · WriterAtlantis: The Evidence (2010)