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The Odyssey: Hero of the Trojan Horse (Part 1)

7/12/2026 • 71 min

How does The Odyssey, one of the greatest stories of all time, unfold? What historical events may it be based on? And, where might Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s epic, have faced his various trials in real life? Join Tom and Dominic as they unravel the legendary story of Homer’s Odyssey, and its historical precedents. _______ Lloyds. 250 years on and still b… Play episode

Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4)
Hamilton: Duel to the Death (Part 3)
Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2)
Washington: Hero of the Revolution (Part 1)
South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)
Brazil: The Emperor’s Anthem (Part 5)
The Netherlands: The Revolt that Made The Modern World (Part 4)
The Fascist World Cup: Mussolini's Football Dictatorship | History of the …
Germany: The Song Hitler Stole (Part 3)
Britain: God Save the King (Part 2)
USA: The Star-Spangled Banner (Part 1)
The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6)
The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5)
The First World War: The Spy Who Took on the Germans (Part 4)
The First World War: The Submarine Strikes (Part 3)
The First World War: Italy’s Doomed Campaign (Part 2)
Empress Matilda: Civil War and the Fight for the Throne
The First World War: Blood in the Trenches (Part 1)
Tom Holland Meets Paul McCartney
Greece vs. Persia: The Battle of Marathon (Part 2)
Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)
The Mystery of the Mona Lisa
Wine and the Birth of Civilisation
Britain in the 70s: The Bailout from Hell (Part 4)
Britain in the 70s: Scandal in Downing Street (Part 3)
Britain in the 70s: The Brexit That Never Was (Part 2)
Britain in the 70s: The Rise of Thatcher (Part 1)
Dawn of the Samurai: The Shōgun Triumphant (Part 4)
Dawn of the Samurai: Japan’s Greatest Warrior (Part 3)
Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (Part 2)
Music: The Father of the Blues, Golden Age of Jazz, and David Bowie | Hist…
Dawn of the Samurai: The Shadow of the Sword (Part 1)
The Ku Klux Klan: American Fascists (Part 4)
Revolutions: Iran, the Prague Spring, and Ceaușescu’s Fall | History in Ph…
The Ku Klux Klan: Birth of a Nation (Part 3)
The Ku Klux Klan: Terror in the South (Part 2)
The Ku Klux Klan: The Rise of Evil (Part 1)
London’s Golden Age: The Shadow of the Madhouse (Part 4)
London’s Golden Age: The Ghosts of Culloden (Part 3)
London’s Golden Age: Sex and Scandal in Georgian Britain (Part 2)
London’s Golden Age: The Mad Life of Dr Johnson (Part 1)
The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part 6)
The Fall of the Incas: Battle for the Sacred City (Part 5)
The Fall of the Incas: The King in the North (Part 4)
Greatest Paintings: The French Revolution - Millet's Angelus
The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (Part 3)
The Book Club: Wuthering Heights
The Fall of the Incas: Massacre in the Andes (Part 2)
Greatest Paintings: Age of Enlightenment - Raeburn's Skating Minister

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