TV Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings - Season 1 Episode 2 : Death Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings - Season 1 Episode 2 : Death 8.6/10 by 5 users This episode reveals a strange and mysterious world - the ancient Egyptian afterlife. To them life was just a dress rehearsal for the perfect afterlife they were trying to reach. Joann clambers into rarely visited tombs, explores a treasure trove of long-buried objects and examines spectacular mummies to discover just why the Egyptians spent a fortune preparing for death - and what they hoped to find when they got there. Details Casts Posters Images Title Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings - Season 1 Episode 2 : Death Alternative Titles Az ősi Egyiptom: Élet és halál a Királyok völgyében First Air Date 2014-04-22 Last Air Date 2014-04-22 Number of Episodes 2 Number of Seasons 1 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Joann Fletcher Plot Keywords , Self - Presenter Joann Fletcher Episodes List Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings Season 1 :Episode 1 Life Life 2014-04-22 Presented by Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher who goes on a fascinating journey in search of people like us, not the great Pharaohs, but the ordinary... Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings Season 1 :Episode 2 Death Death 2014-04-22 Presented by Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher who goes on a fascinating journey in search of people like us, not the great Pharaohs, but the ordinary...