- Title: Greek Fire: Tragedy
- Date: 19th April 1990
- Summary: ALL THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD CANNOT REMOVE THE REALITY OF HUMAN SUFFERING. FOR AS THE GREEKS KNEW, SUFFERING IS PART OF LIFE: 'CALL NO MAN HAPPY UNTIL HE IS DEAD' SAID SOPHOCLES, THE TRAGEDIAN. PHOTO-JOURNALISTS AND NEWS CAMERAMEN ARE LIKE THE MESSENGER OF GREEK TRAGEDY. EDITORS AROUND THE WORLD WORK ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT BAD NEWS MAKES GOOD STORIES. WHEREAS THE GREEKS WERE CONTENT TO HEAR BAD NEWS, WE MUST SEE IT TOO. BECAUSE OF THE UBIQUITY OF NEWSPAPERS AND TELEVISION, TALES OF DEATH AND DISASTER ARE OUR REGULAR EATING COMPANIONS. THE FILM MASKS WHAT THIS DOES TO US AND OUR CHILDREN? HOW DO WE AVOID COMPLETELY CAUTERIZING OUR FEELINGS? WE NEED TO PLACE TRAGEDY - AS THE GREEKS DID - IN A MORAL CONTEXT.
- Description:TEN HALF HOUR PROGRAMMES LOOKING AT GREEK CIVILISATION AND HOW IT HAS SHAPED THE WAY WE LIVE NOW.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:TRANSATLANTIC FILMS LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 4
- Transmission Date:19/04/1990
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s