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Series exploring the development of European civilisation, exploring the relationship between people and the geology of their lands.
A production of Aristophanes’ comedy ‘Frogs’ presented by the London Small Theatre Company, incorporating 1950s-style musical numbers and comedic skits.
Describes the technical process of charcoal making in the Greek mountains of Epirus. The charcoal-makers, who have sometimes come from distant places with their families, rent themselves and their work out...
Investigates aspects of the geology of an island arc volcano, filmed on location on an around the islands of Santorini. Surveys all the accessible surface geology, describes and explains the geology of the...
Looks at Alexander the Great, still recognised as a military genius because of his victories at Thebes, Granicus and Issus, the occupation of Damascus and the conquest of Egypt.
Reconstructions, maps and graphics, and specialists in the field interpret and explain the wars fought between the Greek states and Persia, looking in particular at the story of the Spartans who stood...
Reconstructions, maps and graphics, and specialists in the field interpret and explain the struggles between Athens and Sparta.
The temple buildings on the Acropolis are often seen as potent symbols of the birth of western civilisation, but what did they actually look like in the 5th century? What did it mean to the people who built...
According to Plato, Socrates playfully defined piety as ‘a sort of art of commerce between Gods and men’. Examining religious sites at Sonion, Brauron, Eleusis and around the Acropolis, suggests that...
Considers some of the critical processes involved in the study of history. Argues that as the Greeks were themselves aware, interrogating the past can be used to illuminate and challenge the present. The...
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