Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this exciting five-part history series, Curse of the Ancients Professor Alice Roberts reveals how scientists are unearthing the evidence for cataclysmic events in the past and their disastrous consequences. From wars to earthquakes and floods to famines – these are the events that have helped shape our modern world. In each episode, Alice takes viewers on a journey across Europe and North Africa to discover epic sites and landmarks - fabulous cities abandoned, battlefields long forgotten and sophisticated civilisations toppled and lost to the mists of time.  To our ancient ancestors, suffering these catastrophic events, it must have seemed they were cursed but science is now exploding those myths and re-writing history.

Series details

• Title: Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2022-03-14
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky History
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61291

Cast and credited roles

• Alice Roberts — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-03-14; final listed air date 2022-04-11; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.