finally finished 'In search of the Trojan war'

Last night I watched the final episode of 'In search of the Trojan war' on DVD. Despite being more than 30 years old, this is an excellent BBC documentary.  In the final episode, Michael Wood explores not only the fall of Troy but also the fall of Mycenae Greece which according to Homer, sacked Troy.  He then goes on to talk about the Bronze Age Collaspse, which plunged the Eastern Med into a 500 year long dark age.  A dark age where people stopped writing things down and went back to oral histories being passed down by mouth.

In Search of the Trojan War

I have just watched first episode of the BBC documentary 'In Search of the Trojan War', presented by the then youthful Michael Wood. This episode 'Age of Heroes' features the attempt by German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann to find the lost city of Troy and evidence of the other characters - Agremennon, Achiles, Nestor etc.  Despite the age this is the BBC at its best.

Unfortunately Schliemann did not uncover all the secrets before his death but provided enough of a foundation for others to follow.  I fully recommend this for all history buffs and anyone interested in Homer's Illiad.