Odysseus the Greatest Hero of Them All

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4. Achilles' Heel - Achilles is niggled when Trojan spears make a six foot hedgehog out of his best chum. Odysseus persuades him to take revenge.

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Series 1

1. The Golden Slagheap

Odysseus takes a tip from both his wily grandpa and Penelope's chamber-pot.

2. The Burly Nun

Who is the sinister one-eyed man? Why is Odysseus dressed in women's clothes?

3. The Colour of Birds' Eggs

The siege of Troy starts well enough - until the Greeks get bored and begin to quarrel.

4. Achilles' Heel

Achilles is niggled when Trojan spears make a six foot hedgehog out of his best chum.

5. Revenge of the White Goddess

The Greek army chooses a new hero.

6. Getting In

Odysseus develops a brilliant new weapon.

7. The Fat Batsman

The Cyclops traps the Greeks in his cave and gets ready for a tasty kebab.

8. The Wind and the Wallabies

With half their colleagues eaten by cannibals, the men decide to turn vegetarian.

9. The Faces of the Dead

Odysseus meets old friends, and listens to the world's most dangerous music.

10. Meat

It's bad enough for the Greeks having to face the dog and frog monsters.

11. The Pirate Queen

On the way home Odysseus loses his clothes but finds some friends.

12. Beggar in the Rubbish Heap

After 20 long years, Odysseus returns home. But no welcome awaits him.

13. The Showdown

If Odysseus wants to live happily ever after, one final heroic deed remains to be done.