The poet Tony Harrison discusses how and why he returns obsessively to ancient Greek myths and literature to confront his very modern preoccupations.

Was the tragedian Euripides bribed to suppress a more feminist version of the story of Medea? What is the role of the poet today in trying to prevent a nuclear war destroying even the memory of Troy?

Readings by Robert Eddison, Glenda Jackson, Barrie Rutter and Michael Tudor Barnes