Troy: Fall of a City (TV Series) | Radio Times

How accurate was Troy: Fall of a City episode 1 compared to the original myths? The new BBC1 drama makes a few changes to the story… Advertisement. MagazinesubscriptionofferHolidaysMoneyNewslettersRTshopRTpuzzlesSearchTVGuideBacktoMainmenuOnTVnowOnTVtonightOnstreamingTVBacktoMainmenuWhattowatchDramaSci-fiComedyFantasyDocumentariesCurrentaffairsEntertainmentSoapsStreamingBacktoMainmenuWhattowatchStreamingnewsAppleTV+Disney+NetflixSkyBoxSetsNOWBritBoxAmazonPrimeVideodiscovery+UKTVPlayAcornTVFilmBacktoMainmenuWhattowatchFilmnewsSportTechBacktoMainmenuGamingTechdealsTechguidesTechnewsRadioBacktoMainmenuRadiolistingsRadionewsPodcastMagOfferMagazinesubscriptionofferHolidaysMoneyNewslettersRTshopRTpuzzlesHomeTroy:FallofaCityPagenavigationTroy:FallofaCitySummaryHowtowatchSeasonsNews&featuresTroy:FallofaCity2018DramaAction15SummaryHistoricalepic,starringLouisHunterAdvertisementPoweredByIMDBHowtowatchLoadingStreamingGooglePlayiTunesNetflixSeasonsLatestseasonSeason1LoadingNews&featuresaboutTroy:FallofaCityNo,theBBCisnot'blackwashing'Troy:FallofaCityWhyhasthecastingofDavidGyasiandHakeemKae-KazimasAchillesandZeusprovedsocontroversial?MeetthecastofTroy:FallofaCityEverythingyouneedtoknowaboutthecharactersandactorsintheBBC'sepicnewdramaseries,fromtheGreeksandTrojanstotheGodsandGoddessesAdvertisementTroy:FallofaCity-wherewastheancientcityofTroy?FancyatriptoTroy?You'llneedtobookaflighttoTurkeyorSouthAfrica...EverythingyoualwayswantedtoknowaboutTroy:FallofaCitybutwereafraidtoaskDidthebattleofTroyactuallyhappen?Whereistheancientcity?WhoaretheGreekgodsandwhyaretheysohorrible?ScriptsarealreadybeingdevelopedforasequeltoTroy:FallofaCityBBCandNetflixeyeapotentialsecondserieswhichwoulddrawonHomer’sOdysseyandchartOdysseus’sreturnfromtheTrojanWarTroy:FallofACity'sdodgydialoguedividedviewersbuteverybodylovedtheostrichDarklightingandcuriousconversationsleftviewersboredbutanunassumingbirdwashailedtheheroofepisodeoneHowaccuratewasTroy:FallofaCityepisode1comparedtotheoriginalmyths?ThenewBBC1dramamakesafewchangestothestory…AdvertisementTroy:FallofaCitywriterDavidFarrrevealshowhe'sputtinganewspinontheancientmythThemanwhoadaptedTheNightManagerisrewritingHomer’sepictaleofTroyforSaturdaynights.Hereheexplainshowhestrivedforan"accessible,psychologicallydriven"dramaTroy:Fallofacitypreview–isitahitoramyth?BeyondtheinevitablecomparisonstoGameofThrones,HuwFullertonfindsthere'slotstolookforwardtointhenewBBC/NetflixSaturdaynightdramaDavidThrelfallandFrancesO'ConnortostarinBBC1dramaTroy:FallofaCityThecastfortheBBC'sepicnewhistorydramaalsoincludesGameofThrones'JosephMawleandWarandPeace'sChloePirrieBritishdrama,globalbudgets:howco-productionsarechangingthewayTVgetsmadeSpirallingproductioncostsandbigbudgetUSseriesmeantheonlywayBritishbroadcasterscancompeteisbyfindingwillingpartnerstobacktheirvisionBBCjoinsforceswithNetflixforepicdramaTroy:FallofaCityTheBBC1historicalseriesisoneofahostofBritishdramasnowbeingco-producedwithstreamingserviceNetflixSeemoreaboutTroy:FallofaCityAdvertisementAdvertisementRadioTimes.comisgettingbetter.Freshnewlook,redesignedprogrammehub,richercontent…FINDOUTMOREAdvertisementSponsoredcontent