All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 The Age of Heroes

    • February 24, 1985
    • BBC One

    Michael Wood traces Heinrich Schliemann's search for the site of Troy.

  • S01E02 The Legend under Siege

    • March 3, 1985
    • BBC One

    Michael Wood traces the developments in archaeological techniques that unraveled the truth from the legend of the Trojan War.

  • S01E03 The Singer of Tales

    • March 10, 1985
    • BBC One

    Michael Wood continues his search to discover whether Homer's story of Trojan War is a myth by studying modern bardic traditions then visiting the sites of the Trojan War and comparing Homer's descriptions with archaeological finds.

  • S01E04 The Woman of Troy

    • March 17, 1985
    • BBC One

    Michael Wood in his search for the reality of the Trojan War looks at the reality behind Helen and Mycenae's wealth and offers an explanation of the Wooden Horse.

  • S01E05 Empire of the Hittites

    • March 24, 1985
    • BBC One

    Michael Wood in his search for the reality of the Trojan War looks at how the war would have been viewed by Agamemnon's neighbours through the records of the Hittite Emperors.

  • S01E06 The Fall of Troy

    • March 31, 1985
    • BBC One

    Michael Wood searches for the reality of the Trojan War. Homer says the Greek Heroes returned from Troy to an era of death and destruction. Dramatic finds from the late Bronze Age chart the decline and fall of empires all over the Aegean.

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