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Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb

Newspapers battled for a piece of the biggest storyon the planet

Newspapers battled for a piece of the biggest story
on the planet

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Newspapers battled for a piece
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of the biggest story on the planet.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:01
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Blink Films

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Movie Summary

In 1922, the tomb of Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun was unearthed. Now the extraordinary scientific truth of the 'Pharaoh's Curse' is revealed.
S01 • E01 You've got all of these people clamouring to get in - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:08
You've got all of these people clamouring to get in
S01 • E01 They were all around it, they were encircling it, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:06
They were all around it, they were encircling it,
S01 • E01 And so, I think it was also the stress of, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:17
And so, I think it was also the stress of,
S01 • E02 Unaware of the risks, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:18
Unaware of the risks,
S01 • E01 How unique was it to give exclusive rights to the Times? - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:05
How unique was it to give exclusive rights to the Times?
S01 • E01 No-one had had this kind of find before, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:09
No-one had had this kind of find before,
S01 • E01 Of course, all the rest of the media was really angry about this. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:06
Of course, all the rest of the media was really angry about ...
S01 • E02 Carter laid the blame squarely on one man... - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:04
Carter laid the blame squarely on one man...
S01 • E01 One of the journalists locked out of the exclusive story was - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:08
One of the journalists locked out of the exclusive story was
S01 • E02 Weigall was an archaeologist and journalist working in Egypt. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:05
Weigall was an archaeologist and journalist working in Egypt...
S01 • E01 Weigall had begun as an archaeologist, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:06
Weigall had begun as an archaeologist,
S01 • E02 When the London Times was given an exclusive access deal - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:11
When the London Times was given an exclusive access deal
S01 • E01 Egyptologist Bob Bianchi is an expert on - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:08
Egyptologist Bob Bianchi is an expert on
S01 • E01 Arthur Weigall is a very, very interesting person. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:04
Arthur Weigall is a very, very interesting person.
S01 • E02 Weigall was working for - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:14
Weigall was working for
S01 • E01 He has credentials as an Egyptologist. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:04
He has credentials as an Egyptologist.
S01 • E01 He switched gears, in a sense, and became a journalist. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:04
He switched gears, in a sense, and became a journalist.
S01 • E01 He was working for the Daily Mail, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:14
He was working for the Daily Mail,
S01 • E02 And so he had to take an opposite, "non-scientific" tack. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:07
And so he had to take an opposite, "non-scientific"...
S01 • E02 Weigall didn't believe in the curse, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:07
Weigall didn't believe in the curse,