Catalogue of Ships | In Search of the Trojan War

1: Democrats | Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth

Michael Scott discovers that from the start, drama was about more than entertainment - it was a reaction to real ev...

1: Son of God | In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great

Michael Wood walks in the footsteps of Alexander the Great as he travels from Macedonia in Northern Greece, crosses t...

1: The Age of Heroes | Treasures of Ancient Greece

Series in which Alastair Sooke explores Greek art. He begins his journey in Crete at the palace of Knossos and travels to ...

1: The Age of the Heroes | In Search of the Trojan War

Series on the veracity of the Trojan War. Michael Wood traces Heinrich Schliemann's search for the site of Troy.

2: Age of Empire | Andrew Marr's History of the World

In this episode, Andrew Marr tells the story of the first empires which laid the foundations for the modern world.

2: How Do We Look? | Civilisations

Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art, from Mexico and Greece to Egypt and China.

2: Kings | Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth

Michael Scott looks at the decline of Athens and the triumph of theatre, which spread throughout the Greek world and be...

2: Lord of Asia | In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great

Michael Wood follows in the footsteps of Alexander the Great through the Zagros mountains to Persepolis - the great...

2: The Classical Revolution | Treasures of Ancient Greece

Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking ho...

2: The Legend Under Siege | In Search of the Trojan War

Michael Wood traces the developments in archaeological techniques that unraveled the truth from the legend of the Tro...

3: Across the Hindu Kush | In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great

Michael Wood treks over the Khawak pass, crosses the Oxus river and follows the golden road to Samarkand w...

3: Romans | Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth

Dr Michael Scott explores how the Romans absorbed Greek theatre and how their empire provides a crucial connection bet...

3: The Long Shadow | Treasures of Ancient Greece

Filming in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of Greek masterpieces tha...

3: The Singer of Tales | In Search of the Trojan War

Michael Wood continues his search to discover whether Homer's story of Trojan War is a myth by studying modern bardic tr...

4: The Women of Troy | In Search of the Trojan War

Michael Wood in his search for the reality of the Trojan War looks at the reality behind Helen and Mycenae's wealth and of...

4: To The Ends of the Earth | In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great

Michael Wood traces Alexander the Great's route through Pakistan, the plains of Punjab, down the Indus ...

5: Empire of the Hittites | In Search of the Trojan War

Michael Wood in his search for the reality of the Trojan War looks at how the war would have been viewed by Agamemnon...

6: The Fall of Troy | In Search of the Trojan War

Michael Wood searches for the reality of the Trojan War. Homer says the Greek Heroes returned from Troy to an era of death ...

Clues about Troy in Homer's language | In Search of the Trojan War

Michael Wood explores Homer's language in 'The Iliad' for clues about Troy.

Conclusion | In Search of the Trojan War

Michael Wood provides an overview of the archaeological evidence and gives his own interpretation about the Trojan War.