Zig Zag | 06: The Odyssey – The Homecoming

Duration: 19'12''

Synopsis

Robert Erskine tells how Odysseus escaped the twin perils of Scylla and Charybdis to be shipwrecked by Poseidon. Illustrated by Paul Birbeck.

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Zig Zag | 04: The Odyssey - The Sirens

Zig Zag | 04: The Odyssey - The Sirens

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Zig Zag | 05: The Odyssey - The Fury of Poseidon

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Zig Zag | 06: The Odyssey - The Homecoming

Zig Zag | 06: The Odyssey - The Homecoming

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Other Archive resources
The Odyssey | BBC Two | 1990

Zig Zag | 05: The Odyssey - The Fury of Poseidon

Robert Erskine tells how Odysseus escaped the twin perils of Scylla and Charybdis only to be shipwrecked by Poseidon. Only one man survived.
The Odyssey | BBC Two | 1990

Zig Zag | 04: The Odyssey - The Sirens

The children try their hand at being archaeologists and Robert Erskine tells how Odysseus meets the Sirens. Their beautiful singing has lured countless sailors to their death. Will it prove fatal to Odysseus as well?