The first programme of the series explores the invention of the steam engine and its importance to Britain’s development during the Industrial Revolution. Show more
In the first programme of the series we meet the goddess Demeter - mother of Persephone - who makes the crops grow.
In today's programme Anthony Horowitz meets a group of school children to talk about his work and reveal some of the secrets of being a writer.
The first Ancient Greek story of the series is Persephone. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the earth. Hermes relates how one day Persephone is captured by Hades. Show more
