#Ulysses 31 series#

#Ulysses 31 series#

The question of who actually the Olympus Gods are is raised. The chapter examines two 1980s childrens television series Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All (hereafter Odysseus) and Ulysses 31 which reworked. Ulysses's journey and adventures are paralleled to those of his ancestor, the Ancient Greek Ulysses, though 'translated' into the Outer Space. Now Ulysses has to find the Kingdom of Hades in order to discover the way home. Originally created for a French audience by a Japanese studio, Ulysses was also dubbed into English and eventually aired around the world. The way back to Earth is erased from Shirka's memory. Ulysses 31 is a cartoon that was popular in the 1980s, a modern sci-fi telling of age old stories and packed with atmosphere. As a punishment for such an intervention, the Great Gods of the mysterious Olympus punish him, freezing all Ulysses's staff, leaving him alone on the ship with Telemachus and Yumi. Ulysses saves his son, along with a little girl, Yumi, and her older brother. Telemachus is kidnapped by aliens who need a child sacrifice to their god - a giant cyclops, who is discovered to be a machine, of which the aliens, of course, are not aware. As a a gift for his son's Telemachus' 12th birthday, Ulysses takes him on a space journey for the first time. 10 Greece in the Making: From Intention to Practicalities in Television Documentaries.In the 31st century, Ulysses is the Captain of the spaceship Odysseus, directed by the central computer Shirka. The first one is the plain 'Ulysse 31' song, and the next one is 'Ulysse revient' (aka Ulyses comes back) song.Keywords: Homer , Odyssey, Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All, Ulysses 31, children’s television, Children’s BBC, Broom Cupboard, animation, anime, on-location filming Odysseus and Ulysses 31 therefore offered sustained engagements with the myths of Odysseus for UK-based children in this decade. The series provide contrasting localised (British) and international (Franco-Japanese) production contexts, but in the UK both programmes were first broadcast in 1985-1986 via the newly created children’s programming format, Children’s BBC, known affectionately as the ‘Broom Cupboard’, in which a studio-presenter addressed child-audiences directly. Ulysses 31 was created by key names in animation and anime: Jean Chalopin, Bernard Deyriès, Nagahama Tadao) and detailed knowledge of The Odyssey and wider Greek myth. Odysseus was a Jackanory-style story to camera, written and performed by Tony Robinson with Richard Curtis as co-writer) with creative use of the mode of television and televisual animation (e.g.

In particular, they combined: innovative storytelling techniques (e.g. The discussion demonstrates how each programme was shaped by contemporary culture, particularly film, television and animation. The chapter examines two 1980s children’s television series – Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All (hereafter Odysseus) and Ulysses 31 – which reworked the myths of the Greek hero Odysseus which derive from Homer’s Odyssey, an epic poem. 10 Greece in the Making: From Intention to Practicalities in Television Documentaries. Au 31ème siècle, Ulysse, coordinateur de la paix solaire, quitte la base de Troie à bord de lOdysséus, fantastique vaisseau spatial, en route pour la Terre.9 The Digital Aesthetic in ‘Atlantis: The Evidence’ (2010).7 The Odyssey in the ‘Broom Cupboard’: Ulysses 31 and Odysseus: The Greatest Hero of Them All on Children’s BBC, 1985–1986.6 Don Taylor, the ‘Old-Fashioned Populist’? The Theban Plays (1986) and Iphigenia at Aulis (1990): Production Choices and Audience Responses.After departing from the planet Troy to return to Earth Commander Ulysses's ship detects a previously uncharted planet from which Ulysses's son is abducted.

5 The Serpent Son (1979): A Science Fiction Aesthetic? Ulysses 31 (French: Ulysse 31 Japanese: 31 Uch Densetsu Yurishzu Stwan) is a French-Japanese animated Science Fantasy Television series that merges elements of Greek Mythology with a cosmic odyssey.

4 Tragedy for Teens: Ancient Greek Tragedy on BBC and ITV Schools Television in the 1960s.

3 The Beginnings of Civilisation: Television Travels to Greece with Mortimer Wheeler and Compton Mackenzie.

2 Louis MacNeice and ‘The Paragons of Hellas’: Ancient Greece as Radio Propaganda.

Greek epic met space epic in Ulysses 31, a French/Japanese animated retelling of Homers The Odyssey.

1 Are We the Greeks? Understanding Antiquity and Ourselves in Television Documentaries In search of Earth, flying into the night.

Broadcasting Greece: An Introduction to Greek Antiquity on the Small Screen.