Odysseus The Greatest Hero Of Them All | 6: Getting In
Based on The Odyssey by Homer
Odysseus develops a brilliant new weapon, and the prime minister makes her last, fatal, mistake.
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- Type: Adaptation
- Channel: BBC One
- Duration: 14'49''
- Broadcast date: 1986
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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