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Greek and Latin Voices: A series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation. 1/4. Christopher Pelling discusses men, heroes and superheroes.

Greek and Latin Voices

A series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation. Starting, with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµr, the grand old man of European literature, and featuring new translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey, specially created by Oliver Taplin and read by Tim Pigott-Smith.

1/4. Christopher Pelling discusses men, heroes and superheroes.

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Mon 10 Dec 2007 23:00

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