{"id":21838,"date":"2024-08-12T10:43:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/new-pompeii-the-new-dig-episode-to-explore-new-archaeological-find\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T11:17:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:17:46","slug":"new-pompeii-the-new-dig-episode-to-explore-new-archaeological-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/new-pompeii-the-new-dig-episode-to-explore-new-archaeological-find\/","title":{"rendered":"Pompeii: The New Dig Episode to Explore Archaeological Find"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lion Television is producing a new hour-long episode of <em>Pompeii: The New Dig<\/em> for BBC Two and iPlayer to chronicle the uncovering of an extremely wealthy house.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the rooms, archaeologists have discovered the bodies of a young man and an older woman, found clutching a box of exquisite jewelry and gold coins. The episode will show the stark contrast between their luxurious lifestyle and the living conditions of the enslaved workers next door.<\/p>\n<p>The new episode, tentatively titled \u201cThe Woman with the Pearl Earring,\u201d is set to come in 2025. It is distributed by All3Media International.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I heard that two new bodies had been discovered at the site, I knew the BBC had to go back to Pompeii,\u201d said Jack Bootle, head of commissioning for specialist factual. \u201cWho were these people? How did they live? And why did they stay behind when so many fled? The dig will feel like a detective investigation as the archaeologists try to work their way towards an answer. This is an exceptional, once-in-a-generation excavation, and I can\u2019t wait to share it with BBC viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard Bradley, chief creative officer, Lion TV, added, \u201cIt\u2019s been a privilege to have a ringside seat with the Italian archaeologists in this excavation of this iconic site. The jaw-dropping discoveries continue, and we are thrilled to be able to bring the new finds to the BBC viewers and those around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lion Television is producing a new hour-long episode of Pompeii: The New Dig for BBC Two and iPlayer to chronicle the uncovering of an extremely wealthy house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":21839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[317,5739,5214,699,7018,852,7850,7851],"class_list":["post-21838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-all3media-international","tag-bbc-factual","tag-bbc-iplayer","tag-bbc-two","tag-jack-bootle","tag-lion-television","tag-pompeii-the-new-dig","tag-richard-bradley","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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