Virginia Woolf said that Homer's epic poem the Odyssey was 'alive to every tremor and gleam of existence'. Following the magical and strange adventures of warrior king Odysseus, inventor of the idea of the Trojan horse, the poem can claim to be the greatest story ever told. Now British poet Simon Armitage goes on his own Greek adventure, following in the footsteps of one of his own personal heroes. Yet Simon ponders the question of whether he even likes the guy.
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Professor Saul David uses the BBC archive to chart the history of the world's most destructive war, ...
Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about o...
BBC documentary about Franz Kafka played by GREEK TV in 1990.This documentary is one of the ten film...
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The story of the Trojan Horse is probably one of the most famous stories ever told: after ten years ...
Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and h...
A documentary about the industrial, urbanistic and social aspects of the Società Anonima Lavorazione...
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then ...
This documentary explores the creation of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin as designed by architect ...
We Remember Marilyn. Marilyn Monroe transforms from Norma Jean, a cuddly teenager, into the most rec...
In 1980, the first march of gays, lesbians and transvestites took place in Brazil in protest against...
An excellent comprehensive look at all the music that came out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati "Roc...
On May 8, 1989, Sports Illustrated ran an article about Ultimate frisbee… about a team with no name ...
Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save u...
Egyptians were famed for their extravagant building techniques and extraordinary gods, but what abou...
Rome was famed for the decadence of its ruling class, however, what about the ordinary citizens of t...