Michael Scott discovers that from the start, drama was about more than entertainment - it was a reaction to real ev...
Michael Wood walks in the footsteps of Alexander the Great as he travels from Macedonia in Northern Greece, crosses t...
Series in which Alastair Sooke explores Greek art. He begins his journey in Crete at the palace of Knossos and travels to ...
Series on the veracity of the Trojan War. Michael Wood traces Heinrich Schliemann's search for the site of Troy.
In this episode, Andrew Marr tells the story of the first empires which laid the foundations for the modern world.
Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art, from Mexico and Greece to Egypt and China.
Michael Scott looks at the decline of Athens and the triumph of theatre, which spread throughout the Greek world and be...
Michael Wood follows in the footsteps of Alexander the Great through the Zagros mountains to Persepolis - the great...
Alastair Sooke unpicks the reasons behind the dazzling revolution that gave birth to classical Greek art, asking ho...
Michael Wood traces the developments in archaeological techniques that unraveled the truth from the legend of the Tro...
Michael Wood treks over the Khawak pass, crosses the Oxus river and follows the golden road to Samarkand w...
Dr Michael Scott explores how the Romans absorbed Greek theatre and how their empire provides a crucial connection bet...
Filming in Italy, Germany, France and Britain, Alastair Sooke explores the extraordinary afterlife of Greek masterpieces tha...
Michael Wood continues his search to discover whether Homer's story of Trojan War is a myth by studying modern bardic tr...
Michael Wood in his search for the reality of the Trojan War looks at the reality behind Helen and Mycenae's wealth and of...
Michael Wood traces Alexander the Great's route through Pakistan, the plains of Punjab, down the Indus ...
Michael Wood in his search for the reality of the Trojan War looks at how the war would have been viewed by Agamemnon...
Michael Wood searches for the reality of the Trojan War. Homer says the Greek Heroes returned from Troy to an era of death ...
Michael Wood investigates Homer's Catalogue of Ships and visits one of the sites listed in it.
Michael Wood explores Homer's language in 'The Iliad' for clues about Troy.
Michael Wood provides an overview of the archaeological evidence and gives his own interpretation about the Trojan War.
Michael Wood discusses the decline of the Mycenaean Greek world.
Classical historian Bettany Hughes continues her examination of the Spartan way of life.
In the final episode of Bettany Hughes spartan trilogy the war between Sparta and Athens reaches a brutal and bloody climax.
Michael Wood investigates the decline of the Hittite Empire.
Michael Wood discusses the character of Heinrich Schliemann and the early study of Archaeology.
Michael Wood explains how the language used in 'The Iliad' could link it to oral tradition.
Michael Wood investigates Arthur Evans discovery at Knossos.
Michael Wood visits the ancient city of Miletus.
Michael Wood discusses the Minoan civilisation of Crete.
Michael Wood investigates Schliemann's discovery at Mycenae.
Michael Wood explores the ancient site of Mycenae and explains how the ruins would have looked.
Michael Wood explains the geography of the Mycenaean empire.
Michael Wood investigates the weapons and armour that would have been used in the Trojan War.
Using the latest 3D technology, Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott uncover the hidden history in Naples from its earliest Greek...
Michael Wood discusses the plausibility of the relationship between Paris and Helen.
Michael Wood explores the port of Aulis, where Agamemnon is believed to have sacrificed his own daughter.
Michael Wood investigates the mystery of Priam's Treasure.
Michael Wood investigates the remains of the Sack of Thebes.
Michael Wood discusses the Bogazköy tablets and the theories they introduce.
Michael Wood explains the layers of settlement remains that exist on the site of Hissarlik.
Michael Wood visits the presumed site of the palace of Menelaus and Helen.
The continued relevance of the Trojan War, as told by Homer.
Michael Wood explores the sea peoples that the Egyptians were threatened by.
The Spartans chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilizations the world has ever witnessed. A civilization that was
An introduction to the story of the Trojan war, as told by Homer in the Illiad.
Michael Wood investigates a new theory about the plausibility of the legend of the wooden horse.
Michael Wood investigates remains that imply trade during the thirteenth century B.C.
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