03: Alexander the Great | Walden on Heroes

03: Alexander the Great | Walden on Heroes

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1998 | 28'15''

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...

09: The Greeks | What the Ancients Did for Us

09: The Greeks | What the Ancients Did for Us

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 2008 | 59'02''

Adam Hart-Davis builds and tests some of the greatest inventions from the world of ancient Greece.

S01E12: Stupid Deaths: Aeschylus | Horrible Histories

S01E12: Stupid Deaths: Aeschylus | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'36''

Aeschylus (c. 525-456 BC), the ''father of Greek tragedy,'' supposedly died in 456 BC after an eagle, mistaking his bal...

S01E12: We are Greek: Part 2 (Song) | Horrible Histories

S01E12: We are Greek: Part 2 (Song) | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'05''

A Flanders and Swann pastiche.

S01E12: The first play ever | Horrible Histories

S01E12: The first play ever | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 58''

The first play in history.

S01E12: We are Greek: Part 1 (Song) | Horrible Histories

S01E12: We are Greek: Part 1 (Song) | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'23''

A Flanders and Swann pastiche.

S01E11: Twisted Fairytales: Sleeping Beauty | Horrible Histories

S01E11: Twisted Fairytales: Sleeping Beauty | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 50''

Deals with the consequences of disobeying Draco's non-idleness law.

S01E11: Court of Historical Law: Draco | Horrible Histories

S01E11: Court of Historical Law: Draco | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 2'47''

Draco imposes his truly draconian punishments on an apple thief.

S01E11: Stupid Deaths: Pausanias | Horrible Histories

S01E11: Stupid Deaths: Pausanias | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 1'20''

The death of General Pausanias, the Spartan victor of the Battle of Plataea.

S01E10: HHTV News: Spartan warriors armour | Horrible Histories

S01E10: HHTV News: Spartan warriors armour | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 3'02''

Mike Peabody reports live from the Battle of Thermopylae.

S01E10: Spartan warriors armour | Horrible Histories

S01E10: Spartan warriors armour | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 2'12''

Spartan warriors suit up at the weapons store pre-battle.

S01E09: Historical Wife Swap: Greeks | Horrible Histories

S01E09: Historical Wife Swap: Greeks | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 4'25''

A couple of the effete Athenians trade places with the legendarily tough Spartans.

S01E07: Trojan Horse | Horrible Histories

S01E07: Trojan Horse | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 2'37''

Imagine spot: Smuggling the Trojan horse past the guards--apparently, much simpler than you'd think.

S01E07: Helen of Troy | Horrible Histories

S01E07: Helen of Troy | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 3'30''

The story of Helen of Troy retold as inner-city melodrama.

S01E06: Greek Myth Talk | Horrible Histories

S01E06: Greek Myth Talk | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 3'16''

Chat show ''Greek Myth Talk'' tells the lurid story of Kronos & his attempt at filicide.

S01E04: Alexandria | Horrible Histories

S01E04: Alexandria | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 2'16''

Alexander the Great & his adviser Hephaestion debate whether or not to name yet another city Alexandria.

S01E04: Historical Hospital: Hippocrates | Horrible Histories

S01E04: Historical Hospital: Hippocrates | Horrible Histories

Ancient Civilizations | CBBC | 2009 | 2'37''

Hippocrates demonstrates his unorthodox diagnostic techniques.

03: Nero | Walden on Villains

03: Nero | Walden on Villains

Ancient Civilizations | BBC Two | 1999 | 28'56''

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

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

04: 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...

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

02: Lord of Asia | 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 whilst tr...

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great

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 palace of the Per...

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

01: 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 ...

03: The Long Shadow | Treasures of Ancient Greece

03: 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 th...

02: The Classical Revolution | Treasures of Ancient Greece

02: 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 h...

01: The Age of Heroes | Treasures of Ancient Greece

01: 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...

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

06: 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...

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

05: 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 Agamemno...

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

04: 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 o...

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

03: 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 t...

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

02: 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 Tr...

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

01: 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.

02: How Do We Look? | Civilisations

02: 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.

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

02: 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.

Episode 1 | The Spartans

Episode 1 | 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.

01: Naples | Italy’s Invisible Cities

01: 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 G...

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

03: 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 be...

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

02: 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 b...

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

01: 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 e...

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.