Alice Roberts
Self - Host
Ancient Greece By Train (2025)
Season 1
Professor Alice Roberts travels across Greece and thousands of years back to our collective past, tracing how the Ancient Greeks developed philosophy, art, theatre and democracy.
Released March 15, 2025
Episode 46 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.ancient-greece, tmdb.train, tmdb.historical-documentary
Watch Providers: BritBox, Britbox Apple TV Channel , BBC Select Apple Tv channel
Production Companies: Channel 4 Television
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
In Thessaloniki, Alice explores local legend Alexander the Great. In Delphi she visits possibly the greatest ancient site in the world.
March 15, 2025, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
In Athens, Alice explores the origins of theatre and local ancient Thespis, who liked a drink or two. Alice also meets a Greek politician to discuss the return of the Elgin Marbles.
March 22, 2025, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Alice's odyssey takes in Corinth, a guide called Socrates, Aristotle the historian, and the story of the wars at sea between the ancient Romans and the Greeks.
March 29, 2025, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
Alice explores the spectacular Greek archaeology of the Cyclades Islands, including Delos, where the Temple of Apollo once stood. Later Alice takes the boat to Türkiye.
April 5, 2025, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
Alice tracks the Ancient Greek legacy to modern Türkiye and concludes her odyssey with the spectacular city of Ephesus and the truth behind the legend of Troy.
April 12, 2025, midnight
Channel 4
46 min/ep
233 min
March 15, 2025
April 12, 2025, midnight
Ended
NR
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