In Search of the Trojan War
- Synopsis
- Investigates the literature and legends of the Trojan War to determine whether Homer’s tale was fact or myth. Filmed in Greece, Turkey and Berlin. Michael Wood narrates. Originally broadcast in 1985 as 6 individual programmes.
1: Examines the work of archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who began the modern search for Troy with spectacular digs in Turkey and Greece, but is now accused of fraudulence.
2: Looks at excavations by Schliemann, Wilhelm Dorpfeld and Arthur Evans.
3: Explores the assumption that when Homer sang the epic he relied on oral tradition passed down through more than ten generations.
4: Asks whether there was ever a Greek queen known as Helen of Troy and if she was actually carried off by the Trojan prince Paris.
5: Archaeological finds in Turkey help to reconstsruct a diplomatic crisis that could have surounded areal Trojan War.
6:Investigates whether Troy was actually destroyed by the Greeks.
Special DVD features include: Interview with Michael Wood. Interactive menus. Scene selectio - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2004
- Year of production
- 1985
- Subjects
- Archaeology; Classical studies
- Keywords
- archaeological investigation; Greece - classical; Homer; epic poems; Trojan War
Credits
- Cast
Michael Wood
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 330 minutes
- Year
- 2004
Sections
- Title
- Age of heroes, The
- Synopsis
- 1: Examines the work of archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who began the modern search for Troy with spectacular digs in Turkey and Greece, but is now accused of fraudulence.
- Title
- Legend under siege, The
- Synopsis
- 2: Looks at excavations by Schliemann, Wilhelm Dorpfeld and Arthur Evans.
- Title
- Singer of tales, The
- Synopsis
- 3: Explores the assumption that when Homer sang the epic he relied on oral tradition passed down through more than ten generations.
- Title
- Women of Troy, The
- Synopsis
- 4: Asks whether there was ever a Greek queen known as Helen of Troy and if she was actually carried off by the Trojan prince Paris.
- Title
- Empire of the Hittites, The
- Synopsis
- 5: Archaeological finds in Turkey help to reconstsruct a diplomatic crisis that could have surounded areal Trojan War.
- Title
- Fall of Troy, The
- Synopsis
- 6:Investigates whether Troy was actually destroyed by the Greeks.
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Worldwide Publishing
- Web
- http://www.bbcworldwide.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 8576 3560
- Fax
- 020 8576 3570
- Address
- 80 Wood Lane
London
W12 0TT - Notes
- Since Spring 2005, for home video releases see BBC, 2 Entertain Video
- Name
bbcshop.com
- Web
- http://www.bbcshop.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0870 241 5490
- Fax
- 01795 414 555
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