This BBC drama portrays the events leading up to and surrounding the disappearance at Gallipoli in 1915 of the Sandringham Company, made up of the King's household staff. Led by estate manager Captain Frank Beck (David Jason), the company left their rural existence to fight in the Great War, and the news of their deaths in battle brought home the reality of the conflict to the royals for the first time. After the war, the Royal Family sent a special envoy to the region to try and discover what had happened to the company, but the truth was never fully revealed.

Focusing on the most important discoveries from the world of the ancient Egyptians, this fascinating series journeys back in time to explore three legends: Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's treasure-laden tomb, the Great Belzoni's finds from the reign of Ramesses II and Jean-Francois Champollion's deciphering of the hieroglyphs.

Discover the secrets, the myths and the truths behind one of the greatest civilisations in history - a world nearly lost beneath the sand.

• Episode I :The Search for Tutankhamun
• Episode 2:The Curse ofTutankhamun
• Episode 3:The Pharaoh and the Showman
• Episode 4:The Temple of the Sands
• Episode 5:The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone
• Episode 6:The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs