Episode 3
Carter finally discovers the Pharaoh's tomb in 1922, but is forced to wait for weeks before opening the sealed doorway, so local authorities can be present. The find is also overshadowed by local tension as the struggle for Egyptian independence intensifies. Carter's relationship with the press also causes problems for Carnarvon, driving a wedge between the two men in their hour of triumph.
Episode 4
Carter and Carnarvon's friendship seems permanently shattered, as neither man is willing to back down, while angry mobs take to the street in protest against the Pharaoh's mummy being removed from its final resting place. When Carnarvon falls terminally ill from blood poisoning, Carter swallows his pride and accepts his former patron's peace offering. As stories of a curse dominate the press, Carter reflects on what is to become of the boy-king's remains.
Tutankhamun, Thursday at 8 p.m. on PBS 6.
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