Pompeii with Michael Buerk is a brand new documentary which 'resurrects' a city famously buried under volcanic ash almost 2,000 years ago, using cutting edge CGI and historical expertise to lift Pompeii from the ashes and bring it back to life. Drawing on the expertise of world-class experts and leading CGI animators, the one-hour programme will recreate ancient Pompeii as a photorealistic virtual city. Buerk will take viewers through 24 hours in the city – from the commute to work in the morning, to brutal sports at noon and a plenitude of vices by night. The stories of how people lived will be underpinned by archaeological research, and access to the very latest 3D terrain mapping of this ancient city. Pompeii has fascinated and inspired for many years, and now, using the latest research and technology, viewers will be able to discover the city more closely than ever before, providing a valuable and vivid picture of what it was like to live in Roman times. Pompeii with Michael Buerk: the city frozen for millennia by a volcanic eruption, and now revived for television.