
Away with the Pharaohs
Claim This Podcastby The Egypt Exploration Society
Podcast Overview
<p>Step into the world of the pharaohs with a podcast that brings Egypt to life in ways you’ve never heard before. Hosted by Charlotte Jordan, Engagement Manager at the Egypt Exploration Society, this series blends academic expertise with lively storytelling to explore the marvels and myths that have fascinated the world for centuries.</p><p>Drawing on the Egypt Exploration Society’s unparalleled collections, publications and network of world-leading Egyptologists, this podcast invites you to go beyond the stereotypes and explore what ancient and medieval Egypt can teach us about power, identity, and human ingenuity. Each episode tackles a theme at the heart of Egyptian history and culture, pointing out details that you may be surprised to learn about this popular civilisation. Entertaining, thought-provoking, and always grounded in evidence, this is heritage with both style and substance—perfect for curious minds ready to dig a little deeper.</p><p>Listen to our full episodes answering your burning questions about Egyptian cultural heritage every first Wednesday of the month (with a break over the summer months). Tune into our Spotlights for not-to-be-missed highlights or our Untold series reflecting on behind-the-scenes clips from our guest speakers! Check out our various <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/away-with-the-pharaohs.html">accessibility features</a>, including transcripts and a chronology of Egypt.</p><p>The Egypt Exploration Society is the UK’s leading Charity supporting and promoting Egyptian cultural heritage. To find out more about how you can support our work, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ees.ac.uk/">visit our website</a>.</p><p>Season One jingle: Time Traveller by Tellsonic, courtesy of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.epidemicsound.com">Epidemic Sound</a>.</p>
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Recent Episodes

June 24, 2026
Was Amelia Edwards chasing adventure down the Nile—or charting a new course for Egyptology?
<p>Listen to our LIVE episode recorded in Pride month with specialist on the development of Egyptology in the 19th Century and EES Director, Dr Carl Graves, joins our host Charlotte Jordan at the Egypt Exploration Society. The episode focuses on the founder of the Egypt Exploration Society, Amelia B Edwards, but unpacks elements of her life that you may not yet have encountered. First, Amelia is introduced as the author of her famous travelogue <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ees.ac.uk/resource/a-thousand-miles-up-the-nile-book.html">A Thousand Miles up the Nile</a>, which details what this trip entailed, but also how the book was curated by Amelia for a specific readership. A recent EES book: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ees.ac.uk/resource/amelia-b-edwards-the-queen-of-egyptology.html">Amelia B Edwards: The ‘Queen of Egyptology’</a>, written by our special guest, lays the foundation for our discussion about Amelia’s life before her trip to Egypt. This focuses on the reasons that led her to travel, including periods of depression and melancholy around losing her parents, as well as when her first wife left her. Finally, we reflect on who Amelia is to us and how her life highlights that everyone’s journey into Egyptology is different. We conclude on how she continues to inform the future of the EES.</p><p>Learn more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ees.ac.uk/">https://www.ees.ac.uk/</a> or follow us on Social Media: @TheEES or @egyptexplorationsociety or #AwayWithThePharaohs.</p>

June 3, 2026
Spotlight | Who really made ancient Egypt’s masterpieces?
<p>Step inside Deir el-Medina, the home of the artisans who built and decorated some of ancient Egypt’s most famous royal tombs with special guest Meg Gundlach and host Charlotte Jordan. Discover how painters, sculptors, and craftsmen worked together in a thriving creative community, and why the identities of individual artists remain a mystery. Hear how collaboration—not just individual talent—shaped some of history’s most iconic artefacts.</p><p>Want to hear more about funerary texts in ancient Egypt and how people prepared for the afterlife? Tune in to our full episode with Meg Gundlach entitled: Can we trace the hands behind Egyptian artefacts—or just the systems that produced them?</p><p>Learn more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ees.ac.uk/">https://www.ees.ac.uk/</a> or follow us on Social Media: @TheEES or @egyptexplorationsociety or #AwayWithThePharaohs.</p>

May 6, 2026
Can we trace the hands behind Egyptian artefacts—or just the systems that produced them?
<p>Specialist on artisanship and EES Publications Manager, Dr Meg Gundlach, joins our host Charlotte Jordan at the Egypt Exploration Society. Explore how we understand authorship, craftsmanship, and creativity in ancient Egypt. First, Art in ancient Egypt is contextualised, as objects were shaped by tradition, function and cultural norms rather than individual expression. We discuss how artisans were not necessarily creative geniuses but trained specialists, and so their identities were typically anonymous. The episode then turns to the evidence found in the archaeological record, including what the study of maker’s marks, often mistaken for signatures, instead reveals about administrative control. The difference between palaeography and orthography in the study of written inscriptions is also explored, showing how artisans still exercised choice in execution and detail. This, alongside discussions of scientific analyses such as fingerprint analysis and digital scanning, offers ways to trace specific methods and patterns of production. Focusing on the inhabitants of Deir el-Medina, the episode highlights how artistic production was highly collaborative. Ultimately, while identifying individual makers remains challenging, these examinations allow us to better understand the broader society that shaped ancient Egyptian artefacts.</p><p>Learn more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ees.ac.uk/">https://www.ees.ac.uk/</a> or follow us on Social Media: @TheEES or @egyptexplorationsociety or #AwayWithThePharaohs.</p>
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- What is Away with the Pharaohs?
<p>Step into the world of the pharaohs with a podcast that brings Egypt to life in ways you’ve never heard before. Hosted by Charlotte Jordan, Engagement Manager at the Egypt Exploration Society, this series blends academic expertise with lively storytelling to explore the marvels and myths that have fascinated the world for centuries.</p><p>Drawing on the Egypt Exploration Society’s unparalleled collections, publications and network of world-leading Egyptologists, this podcast invites you to go beyond the stereotypes and explore what ancient and medieval Egypt can teach us about power, identity, and human ingenuity. Each episode tackles a theme at the heart of Egyptian history and culture, pointing out details that you may be surprised to learn about this popular civilisation. Entertaining, thought-provoking, and always grounded in evidence, this is heritage with both style and substance—perfect for curious minds ready to dig a little deeper.</p><p>Listen to our full episodes answering your burning questions about Egyptian cultural heritage every first Wednesday of the month (with a break over the summer months). Tune into our Spotlights for not-to-be-missed highlights or our Untold series reflecting on behind-the-scenes clips from our guest speakers! Check out our various <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ees.ac.uk/whats-on/away-with-the-pharaohs.html">accessibility features</a>, including transcripts and a chronology of Egypt.</p><p>The Egypt Exploration Society is the UK’s leading Charity supporting and promoting Egyptian cultural heritage. To find out more about how you can support our work, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ees.ac.uk/">visit our website</a>.</p><p>Season One jingle: Time Traveller by Tellsonic, courtesy of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.epidemicsound.com">Epidemic Sound</a>.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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