In Search of Myths and Heroes

The Queen Of Sheba/Arthur: The Once & Future King

Season 1, Episode 1 of 4

In his first journey, Michael Wood looks for the Queen of Sheba, one of the world's most famous fascinating heroines. She's been portrayed as goddess, demon, femme fatale - but did she really exist? The myth of Sheba takes Wood on a quest for clues around the Red Sea, from Egypt to Eritrea and Ethiopia and on to the earliest civilization of Arabia in Yemen to reveal the surprising truth behind the legend.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
4/8/2013
9 p.m.
4/9/2013
3 a.m.
10/13/2014
10:30 p.m.
10/14/2014
5 a.m.
3/6/2015
10 p.m.
3/7/2015
5 a.m.
3/9/2016
10 p.m.
3/10/2016
5 a.m.
12/23/2017
1 p.m.
12/26/2017
1 p.m.
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