Long, long ago on the great plains of Asia Minor, two mighty armies faced each other in mortal combat The armies were the Greeks and the Trojans, and the prize they were fighting for was Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world To the Greeks, it seemed that the city of Troy was impregnable and only a miracle could bring them success And then help comes to them in a most mysterious way, as a strange blue box materialises close to their camp, bringing with it the Doctor, Steven and Vicki, who soon find themselves caught up in the irreversible tide of history and legend