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Genre: History
Broadcaster: Channel 4, PBS

Executive Producer: Bill Locke

Number of Episodes: 2
Duration: 60 mins
TX Date: 2005
Now Showing: No

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The Minotaur's Island
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HELEN OF TROY

 


  Helen of Troy  

Synopsis:
Acclaimed presenter of historic documentaries, Bettany Hughes, embarks on a journey across the eastern Mediterranean to discover the truth about Helen of Troy, the woman blamed for causing the Trojan War.

Following weapons experts, the two-hour film shows how the conflict in Helen's name would have been fought, unraveling the reality from the myths and putting flesh on "the face that launched a thousand ships."

Press Comments:
"The eloquent and eminently watchable historian Bettany Hughes…brings history to life in a gripping Late Bronze Age tale of sex and violence."
Must-See TV – Mail on Sunday

"Long may she reign: Bettany Hughes is that rare mix of a classical scholar and attractive presenting head. This is more interesting than 99 per cent of the programmes on television."
The Times

Distribution Information:
Channel 4 International

Useful Links:
PBS - Buy the DVD

 

 

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