Why leave home? In the first of this three part series Frances Stonor Saunders, with Homer's The Odyssey as her guide, explores the twists and turns of our bordered lives and our bordered world. She asks what happens when we decide, or are forced, to leave our home. With Judith Kerr, Helen Sharman, Neal Ascherson, Edith Hall, and readings by Sam West.

Producer: Fiona Leach
Researcher: Ruth Edwards. Show less