04: Return of the King | Ancient Worlds

02: 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 b...

01: 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 e...

Episode 1 | The Spartans

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

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

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

The wooden horse | In Search of the Trojan War

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

01: 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.

02: How Do We Look? | Civilisations

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

02: 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 Tr...

03: Alexander the Great | Walden on Heroes

Brian Walden examines Alexander the Great's reputation as the hero's hero and claims that it doesn't stand up to close scrutiny. H...

03: Nero | Walden on Villains

Nero can be seen as the archetypal villain. He murdered his two wives and mother, subjected the Christians to gruesome persecution and burned d...

03: 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 be...

03: The Greek Thing | Ancient Worlds

Richard Miles explores the power and the paradox of the 'Greek Thing' - a blossoming in art, philosophy and science that went hand in ha...

03: 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 t...

04: 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 o...

05: 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 Agamemno...

06: 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...

Catalogue of Ships | In Search of the Trojan War

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

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.

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

Michael Wood discusses the decline of the Mycenaean Greek world.