Ancient Greece by Train with Alice Roberts
Season 1 Episode 2
Alice is in the Penteli hills in Athens, at a site known as the Sanctuary of Dionysus, the god of wine. Local legend has it that on a night of drink and revelry a man called Thespis created what we now know as theatre. In a surprise invitation to meet the Greek Minister of Culture, Alice discusses the return of the Elgin Marbles
Ancient Greece by Train with Alice Roberts airs on Channel 4 +1 at 9:15 PM, Saturday 22 March. (Subtitles, new, audio description.)
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Alice Roberts
Presenter
Paul Crompton
Director
Paul Heaney
Executive Producer
Steve Havers
Producer