Pompeii: The New Dig

59min

Documentary

Following the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Exciting discoveries and fresco-inspired animations tell the story of life in Pompeii AD 79.

Production Companies

Lion Television

All3Media International

ARTE France Cinéma

BBC

Episodes

Cast

The Bodies

1. The Bodies

59min

15th Apr 2024

At Pompeii, Italian archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation, where they find a bakery, a wealthy house and a fresco of a so-called ‘pizza’, and make a grisly discovery.

Escape

2. Escape

59min

22nd Apr 2024

At Pompeii, a new excavation continues to unearth rich discoveries, while a pioneering new investigation finds evidence that some Pompeiians survived the eruption of AD 79.

The Final Hours

3. The Final Hours

58min

29th Apr 2024

In Pompeii, the excavation of a wealthy villa, bakery and laundry reaches its climax with chilling revelations about what people were doing in the final terrifying hours in AD 79.

House of Treasures

4. House of Treasures

59min

20th Jan 2025

At Pompeii, Italian archaeologists complete the biggest dig in a generation, where they strike gold and luxury in one of Pompeii’s richest homes.

First air date

15th Apr 2024

Last air date

20th Jan 2025

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks