Cursed Treasures
Since the dawn of civilization, mankind has created treasures that celebrate and revere their leaders.
Genre: History
Cast:James Rourke
S1.E1 ∙ Staffordshire Hoard, Black Prince's Ruby, Terracotta Army, Bust of Nefertiti
From ancient Egypt and the rule of the pharaohs to Anglo-Saxon England, uncover the origins of the curses surrounding the bust of Nefertiti, the Staffordshire Hoard, and more.
S1.E2 ∙ Sue T Rex, King Tutankhamun, Man Proposes God Disposes, Stone of Destiny
The hunt leads to Anglo-Saxon England, medieval Europe, and Egypt when the pharaohs still ruled, where the origins of the curses surrounding the Staffordshire Hoard, Black Prince's Ruby, and more are uncovered.
S1.E3 ∙ Lyuba, Congregation Leaving, Sutton Hoo, Dead Sea Scrolls
The hunt takes us to an Anglo-Saxon burial ground, the caves in the Judean Desert, the Netherlands and Siberia, where we uncover the origins of the curses surrounding Sutton Hoo, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Congregation Leaving and Lyuba.
S1.E4 ∙ Turin Shroud, Cave Paintings of Altamira, Manchester Moving Statue, Hope Diamond
The hunt takes us to France, a northern English city, 17th Century India and pre-historic Spain where we uncover the curses surrounding the Turin Shroud, Manchester's Moving Statue, Hope Diamond and the Cave Paintings of Altamira.
S1.E5 ∙ Amber Room, Inca Children, Rosetta Stone, The Black Paintings
We visit the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, Spain in the 1800's, Russia and Latin America, where we uncover the origins of the curses surrounding Sutton Hoo, the Rosetta Stone, the Black Paintings, the Amber Room and the Inca Children.
S1.E6 ∙ Koh-I-Noor, James Dean's Car, Richard III, Neo-Assyrian Royal Stele
We visit India's Mughal Empire, Los Angeles in the 1950's, Britain during the Wars of the Roses and the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, looking at the Koh-i-Noor, James Dean's Car, King Richard III and the Neo-Assyrian Stele.
S1.E7 ∙ Pompeii Artefacts, Gurlitt Collection, Otzi the Iceman, Stan T Rex
Visiting an ancient Roman city, Nazi Germany, the Alps during the copper age and mid-west America, where we uncover the origins of the curses surrounding Pompeii, the Gurlitt Collection, Ötzi the Iceman and Stan T-Rex.
S1.E8 ∙ Elgin Marbles, Faberge Eggs, Tree Roots, Easter Island
The hunt takes us to Russia, ancient Egypt, a remote Island in Polynesia and France, where we uncover the origins of the curses surrounding the Fabergé Eggs, the Unlucky Mummy, the Easter Island Moai and Van Gogh's Tree Roots.
S1.E9 ∙ Benin Bronzes, The Sick Child, Amen-Ra, Karun Treasure
The hunt takes us to an ancient monument in Greece, Africa, Norway and a hidden tomb in Turkey, where we uncover the origins of the curses surrounding the Benin Bronzes, Elgin Marbles, Munch's Sick Child and the Karun Treasure.
S1.E10 ∙ Lindow Man, Franz Ferdinands Car, Viking Hoard, The Conqueror
The hunt takes us to an iron age bog, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Britain and the Utah desert, where we uncover the origins of the curses surrounding Lindow Man, Franz Ferdinand's Car, The Viking Hoard and The Conqueror.
