KING TUT IN COLOR

Photographic experts have colourised the newsreel footage and photographs from around the time of the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Egyptologist Elizabeth Frood will discuss the discovery itself, and point out fascinating details in the images, while experts weigh in on how the discovery impacted the identity of modern Egypt and how it’s also helped the country.

Watch King Tut In Color on Friday 4 November at 19:00 on National Geographic.

Howard Carter’s delicate handling of Tut’s inner sarcophagus.