Link to In search of myths and heroes: 3- Arthur, the once and future king documentary
Documentary Description
Wood explores the greatest British myth: the tale of King Arthur and
the Knights of the Round Table. Traveling round the Celtic world from
Cornwall to Wales, Brittany, Ireland and Scotland, Wood uncovers the
extraordinary story of how a shadowy Welsh freedom fighter — a Dark Age
Che Guevara — became a medieval superman, and finally the model of a
Christian hero.
On the way we discover the real stories behind the Round
Table, Excalibur, and the Holy Grail itself, the unattainable, mystical
cup of Christ which has inspired poets novelists and film makers from
the Middle Ages right down to Indiana Jones, Monty Python and The
Da Vinci Code. Finally, in an intriguing piece of historical
detective work Michael offers us a tantalizing glimpse of a historical
Arthur — but in the unlikeliest of places.
