Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey

Virginia Woolf said Homer's epic poem the `Odyssey' was "alive to every tremor and gleam of existence". Following the magical and strange adventures of warrior king Odysseus, inventor of the idea of the Trojan Horse, the poem can claim to be the greatest story ever told. Now British poet Simon Armitage goes on his own Greek adventure, following in the footsteps of one of his own personal heroes.

Category

Documentary / History / Special

Original air date

08/11/2010