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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1998 | 58'12''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1998 | 58'55''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1998 | 59'01''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1998 | 58'41''

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

3: The Long Shadow | Treasures of Ancient Greece

3: The Long Shadow | Treasures of Ancient Greece

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Four | 2015 | 58'22''

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

2: The Classical Revolution | Treasures of Ancient Greece

2: The Classical Revolution | Treasures of Ancient Greece

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Four | 2015 | 57'38''

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

1: The Age of Heroes | Treasures of Ancient Greece

1: The Age of Heroes | Treasures of Ancient Greece

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Four | 2015 | 59'03''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 58'17''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 59'45''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 59'36''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 55'09''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 56'49''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 55'36''

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

2: How Do We Look? | Civilisations

2: How Do We Look? | Civilisations

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'40''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC One | 2012 | 58'55''

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

Episode 3 | The Spartans

Episode 3 | The Spartans

Ancient Civilizations | Channel 4 | 2002 | 49'47''

In the final episode of Bettany Hughes spartan trilogy the war between Sparta and Athens reaches a brutal and bloody climax.

The Spartans

The Spartans

Ancient Civilizations | Channel 4 | 2002 | 49'20''

The Spartans chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilizations the world has ever witnessed. A civilization that was

Episode 2 | The Spartans

Episode 2 | The Spartans

Ancient Civilizations | Channel 4 | 2002 | 49'09''

Classical historian Bettany Hughes continues her examination of the Spartan way of life.

Naples | Italy’s Invisible Cities

Naples | Italy’s Invisible Cities

Ancient Civilizations | BBC One | 2017 | 59'11''

Using the latest 3D technology, Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott uncover the hidden history in Naples from its earliest Greek...

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Four | 2013 | 59'09''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Four | 2013 | 58'57''

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

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Four | 2013 | 59'07''

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

Conclusion | In Search of the Trojan War

Conclusion | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 3'54''

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

Fall of the Hittite Empire | In Search of the Trojan War

Fall of the Hittite Empire | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 3'60''

Michael Wood investigates the decline of the Hittite Empire.

The sea peoples | In Search of the Trojan War

The sea peoples | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 6'08''

Michael Wood explores the sea peoples that the Egyptians were threatened by.

Decline of the Mycenean Greek world | In Search of the Trojan War

Decline of the Mycenean Greek world | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 3'57''

Michael Wood discusses the decline of the Mycenaean Greek world.

Sack of Thebes | In Search of the Trojan War

Sack of Thebes | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 3'56''

Michael Wood investigates the remains of the Sack of Thebes.

Miletus | In Search of the Trojan War

Miletus | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 4'22''

Michael Wood visits the ancient city of Miletus.

The wooden horse | In Search of the Trojan War

The wooden horse | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 4'51''

Michael Wood investigates a new theory about the plausibility of the legend of the wooden horse.

Trade | In Search of the Trojan War

Trade | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 5'51''

Michael Wood investigates remains that imply trade during the thirteenth century B.C.

The palace of Menelaus and Helen | In Search of the Trojan War

The palace of Menelaus and Helen | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 2'51''

Michael Wood visits the presumed site of the palace of Menelaus and Helen.

Paris and Helen | In Search of the Trojan War

Paris and Helen | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 2'34''

Michael Wood discusses the plausibility of the relationship between Paris and Helen.

The Bogazköy tablets | In Search of the Trojan War

The Bogazköy tablets | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 6'08''

Michael Wood discusses the Bogazköy tablets and the theories they introduce.

Women workers | In Search of the Trojan War

Women workers | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 3'10''

Michael Woof discusses the linear tablets that were found in Pylos and what they revealed about the lives of women workers.

Mycenaean Age | In Search of the Trojan War

Mycenaean Age | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 2'19''

Michael Wood explains the geography of the Mycenaean empire.

Mycenae 2 | In Search of the Trojan War

Mycenae 2 | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 7'01''

Michael Wood explores the ancient site of Mycenae and explains how the ruins would have looked.

Port of Aulis | In Search of the Trojan War

Port of Aulis | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 4'12''

Michael Wood explores the port of Aulis, where Agamemnon is believed to have sacrificed his own daughter.

Catalogue of Ships | In Search of the Trojan War

Catalogue of Ships | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 4'58''

Michael Wood investigates Homer's Catalogue of Ships and visits one of the sites listed in it.

Mycenaean weapons and armour | In Search of the Trojan War

Mycenaean weapons and armour | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 4'18''

Michael Wood investigates the weapons and armour that would have been used in the Trojan War.

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

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

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 5'28''

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

Homer, the ‘The Iliad’ and oral tradition | In Search of the Trojan War

Homer, the ‘The Iliad’ and oral tradition | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 5'25''

Michael Wood explains how the language used in 'The Iliad' could link it to oral tradition.

The relevance of Homer’s ‘Iliad’ | In Search of the Trojan War

The relevance of Homer’s ‘Iliad’ | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 3'45''

The continued relevance of the Trojan War, as told by Homer.

Truth and interpretation in Homers Illiad | In Search of the Trojan War

Truth and interpretation in Homers Illiad | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 2'18''

A discussion of truth and interpretation when dealing with archaeology and Homer's Iliad.

Minoan civilisation | In Search of the Trojan War

Minoan civilisation | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 1'27''

Michael Wood discusses the Minoan civilisation of Crete.

Knossos | In Search of the Trojan War

Knossos | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 7'13''

Michael Wood investigates Arthur Evans discovery at Knossos.

The layers of remains at Hisarlik | In Search of the Trojan War

The layers of remains at Hisarlik | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 1'49''

Michael Wood explains the layers of settlement remains that exist on the site of Hissarlik.

Mycenae | In Search of the Trojan War

Mycenae | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 7'13''

Michael Wood investigates Schliemann's discovery at Mycenae.

Priam’s Treasure | In Search of the Trojan War

Priam’s Treasure | In Search of the Trojan War

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1985 | 5'42''

Michael Wood investigates the mystery of Priam's Treasure.