tutankhamun – secrets of the boy king: revealed

The historical documentary strand continues with an investigation into the truth about Tutankhamun. On the eve of the Tutankhamun exhibition at the O2, Lord Carnarvon travels across Egypt to examine new research and archaeological findings to present a fascinating new insight into the life of the Boy King.

George Herbert, the eighth Earl of Carnarvon, was raised on tales of how his great-grandfather risked the family fortune and ultimately lost his life in the quest for Tutankhamun. It was the fifth Earl of Carnarvon who bankrolled Howard Carter’s expeditions and witnessed the opening of the tomb in 1922.

The present Earl is a keen amateur Egyptologist. His vast ancestral home, Highclere Castle in Berkshire, houses an exhibition of rare treasures recovered by his great-grandfather, with others added by himself. Fuelled by family stories of the great discovery, the Earl says he has always been obsessed by one burning question: “Who was Tutankhamun –the flesh and blood figure behind the iconic funeral mask?”

This programme will provide an unprecedented look into Tutankhamun’s world and see how a young pharaoh actually lived.