Ranked #1 of 6 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg
This is the story of Jean-François Champollion, the brilliant linguist, genius and one of the first true Egyptologists. The programme begins in Egypt in 1798, when the country had been virtually closed to Europeans for centuries and its ancient culture lost and forgotten for over
Matthew Kelly
Giovanni Belzoni
Lynsey Baxter
Sarah Belzoni
Andrew Sachs
Narrator
Julian Wadham
Lord Carnarvon
Caroline Langrishe
Lady Carnarvon
Alexandra Weaver
Evelyn Carnarvon
Elliot Cowan
Champollion
Laurence Fox
Leonard
Stuart Graham
Howard Carter
Valentine Pelka
Pierre Lacau
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"The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone" is episode 5 of Egypt season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 85 votes, ranking #1 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on November 27, 2005.
