Ancient Autopsy

Name: Ancient Autopsy
Released: 2025-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Dr. Richard Shepherd, Suzannah Lipscomb

TV Show · Documentary · History

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb deep dives into some of the greatest death mysteries of the ancient world, as she turns forensic detective and re-examines the final moments of four of ancient history's most iconic figures.

2025 · 47m

Starring Dr. Richard Shepherd, Suzannah Lipscomb

EPISODE 1

Cleopatra

Suzannah explores if Egypt's last queen, Cleopatra, was truly killed by a snake. To get to the bottom of it, she confronts live Egyptian cobras, observes venom extraction, and explores academic theories of political murder.
EPISODE 2

Alexander the Great

Suzannah explores whether Alexander the Great, the `living god', died from poison, trauma or a deadly virus. She discovers surprising clues in a tiny Babylonian tablet and explores new virological theories with experts at the UK's Pandemic Institute.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Suzannah peels away the layers behind the mysterious disappearance of Genghis Khan. Did a rival's arrow, or something more intimate and shocking, kill the Mongol emperor?
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

High-speed chariots, a digital autopsy and rare access to Howard Carter's original diary unearth startling new clues behind the mysterious death of the ancient Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamun.