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Meet the heroes and gods of Greek mythology with Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey full of passion, power-play, rivalry and divine wrath.

The Greek island of Leros had a tumultuous second world war, held by both Allied and Axis forces. 

Goddess Athena urges Zeus to help Odysseus, the last Greek fighter who has not yet returned home to Ithaca

The documentary series revisiting the Greek myths of the Trojan War. The Greeks are gathering together an army to sail to Troy. But Oddyseus and Achilles are reluctant to go to war.

The story of Homer’s Iliad, the epic Ancient Greek poem recounting the Trojan War with its mortal heroes and meddling gods. In this episode: After Greek victories, the Trojans, helped by the god Zeus, make a comeback. The Greeks need their great warrior Achilles but will he accept to return to battle.

After ten years of war the Trojans awake to find that the Greeks have vanished, their city is no longer under siege. But what is this strange wooden horse that the Greeks seem to have left behind them on the beach?

Telling the story of Homer’s Iliad, the epic poem of Ancient Greece recounting the Trojan War with its mortal heroes and meddling gods. In this episode Achilles seeks to avenge Patroclus.

The Trojans are ready to set fire to the Greek vessels but Achilles allows his old friend Patroclus to lead his army of Myrmidons in his stead, pushing the Trojans back.

The Trojan war continues: Without Achilles the Greeks are losing ground and the wall protecting their ships is broken. Hera invents a ruse to make Zeus go to sleep allowing Poseidon to enter the fray.

Odysseus delves into the depths of the Underworld... 

Greek rappers give trap an Hellenic spin and a political message

In August 2025, devastating wildfires reduced the entire northern part of the Greek island of Chios to ashes.

57 people died in the Tempi train crash in 2023. Three years later, relatives and survivors are still fighting for the truth.

Since 2020, thousands of migrants attempting to reach Europe from Turkey via the Aegean Sea have been pushed back by the Greek coastguard. Data Sources investigates this illegal practice.

Today, the few remaining Greeks of Turkey try to keep their cultural traditions alive.

Every year, on the night before Orthodox Easter Sunday, the Greek island of Chios becomes the scene of a spectacular pyrotechnic duel.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

Is mathematics the fruit of human invention or does it represent the fundamental structures of our universe?

How living underground can be wonderful: Modern architecture in Greece, Finland and Switzerland.

Chef Lucie Fischer-Chapalain discovers new flavours for an ancient fruit: crispy samosas and a sweet and salty fig spread.