A pacy documentary reveals the latest about Tutankhamun and Howard Carter, who discovered his tomb. It also revives vivid childhood memories of my first encounter with the pharaoh, says Bethan Ackerley
Presenter Janina Ramirez near Tutankhamun’s tomb, Valley of the Kings
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Raiders of the Lost Past With Janina Ramirez: Tutankhamun’s Secrets
BBC iPlayer
I AM one of those unlucky people who recall little of their childhood. But I do remember, at the age of 11, seeing the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition. It was the first time I felt wonder at the sheer age of the history in front of me, connecting me with the millions who have shared this emotion since Howard Carter and his …