Episode 1

Egypt has seen turbulent times. After the toppling of President Mubarak in 2011, elections followed and Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood won a narrow victory to become President. But three years later the country was back under the rule of a military strong man - General al Sisi - and Morsi in prison sentenced to death. This tussle between the Army and Islamist politics is not new. From Gamal Nasser, to Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak - Egypt's Modern Pharaohs explores how Egypt's past has shaped its present.