Ancient Greece By Train With Alice Roberts
Ancient Greece By Train With Alice Roberts is a TV show on Channel 4. 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. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 5 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2025.
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...with Alice Roberts: 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. (Ep5)
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...Alice Roberts: Alice explores the spectacular Greek archaeology of the Cyclades Islands, including Delos, where the Temple of Apollo stood, and catches the boat to Türkiye. (Ep4)
1:05:00...Alice Roberts: Alice's train odyssey takes in Corinth, a guide called Socrates, Aristotle the historian, and the story of the wars at sea between the Romans and the Greeks. (Ep3)
1:00:00...with Alice Roberts: In Athens Alice explores the origins of theatre and the role of Thespis - who liked a drink or two. And Greece's culture minister discusses the Elgin Marbles. (Ep2/5)
1:00:00...Alice Roberts: Professor Alice Roberts travels across Greece and thousands of years of our collective past. In Thessaloniki, she traces local legend Alexander the Great. (Ep1/5)