Richard E Grant's Very Modern Odyssey

Channel 4 HD

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Sunday 16 August

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Richard reaches the Tunisian island of Djerba, where he becomes immersed in a world of bustling Arabic markets. He tries his hand at Amazigh pottery, ancient Jewish craftsmanship and one of the oldest forms of fishing. Djerba is home to the lotus eaters, but can Richard find the mythical lotus fruit that is said to have made Odysseus's sailors forget their journey home? He also heads to Italy's west coast to search for the enchantress Circe, who bewitched Odysseus