Discovery Communications recently announced Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher's possible discovery and identification of the mummy believed to be that of Nefertiti, the long-lost Egyptian queen of the controversial Amarna period, wife and co-ruler with the so-called heretic pharaoh Akhenaten. Fletcher's expedition, which was funded by Discovery Communications, blended archaeology and state-of-the-art digital technology to try and identify Nefertiti. The story will be fully told in a special film presentation, Nefertiti Revealed, which will be on Discovery Channel.

In September this year, the channel hopes to present a two-hour special chronicling the expedition, including the discovery of the mummy, and telling the compelling story of one of the great figures in Egyptian history.