Paris to Rome with Bettany Hughes Channel 5, 9pm
Over the past 20 years, Professor Bettany Hughes has made programmes about Troy, Athens, Egypt, Rome, Alexandria, The Nile and Pompeii, linking the past to the modern-day world. And although she made her name as a classicist, the 55-year-old’s new series is much more of a travel show, albeit with plenty of history thrown in.