The Last Days of Pompeii

A series of earth tremors on October 22, AD79, worry very few residents of Pompeii. The victims of the eruption are scanned in the present day.

Bettany Hughes takes a closer look at Pompeii's eerily well-preserved bathhouses and water systems, to see if they hold any clues as to what was happening on that fateful day.

After laying dormant for 700 years, Vesuvius reawakens. Bettany attempts to discover why so many refuse to flee, as pumice starts falling from the sky and buildings collapse.