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How do the themes of classical mythology come to be refashioned through the ages? Holkham Hall in Norfolk, England, is the estate of an 18th century gentleman, Thomas Coke - a scholar of epic classical...
The stories behind some of the great artworks and artefacts from cultures of the world. Initially derided as curios of ‘primitive’ art, and even though they served as inspirations for some of the great...
A behind-the-scenes look at the production of Tantalus, the ambitious, ten-hour, nine-play cycle on ancient Greek myths written by Royal Shakespeare Company co-founder John Barton and directed by Sir Peter...
The documentary examines the theory that Hayling Island may well have a part to play in the mystery of the Holy Grail. Studies of the island’s very close links with France aftet the Norman Conquest and its...
Three-part documentary series in which Professor Allan Chapman, Oxford historian and fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, explores the connection between astronomy and mythology in the ancient and...
Uses a traditional Scottish myth to examine the interaction between myth and music and the ways in which a myth may be reworked, both by storytellers and by musicians.
One of the greatest storytellers of our time, and arguably the greatest mythologist, Joseph Campbell spent most of his long, rich career explaining how ancient myths like the Hero’s Journey are relevant to...
During the last two years of Joseph Campbell’s life journalist Bill Moyers interviewed him at filmmaker George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch in California and at the Museum of Natural History in New York City....
Filmed on location in Morocco, Pasolini’s take on Sophocles’ tragedy reimagines the story in three different eras. The first takes place in 1920s Italy and is shaded with autobiographical tones,...
Maya Deren weaves together her interest in dance with the exploration of myth and symbol. Dance becomes a metaphor for courtship and sexual union from which ‘the widow’ flees at the end of the film,...
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