In Search of the Trojan War (1985)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Michael Wood presents a six-part documentary series that looks at the historical and archaeological evidence behind Homer's story of the Trojan War. It examines how much of the ancient tale might be based in real events.

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What happens

In Search of the Trojan War is a six-part BBC TV documentary series written and presented by Michael Wood, first broadcast in 1985 on BBC2. It examines the extent to which historical and archeological evidence matches the tale of the Trojan War as recounted by Homer in The Iliad. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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