Are you a touch narcissistic? Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek myths from Achilles to Zeus.
Natalie Haynes considers the work of the Roman poet Virgil, ranging from his hints on bee-keeping to his great work The Aeneid. Dido is the classic wronged woman and the Aeneid contains the best ...
Bestselling author, stand-up comedian, and broadcaster Natalie Haynes is the closest thing the world of classical academia ...
Natalie Haynes is one of a new group of writers reclaiming ... she's telling new versions of the Classics, veering away from epic fights and macho heroes. Instead, they're finding compelling ...
Natalie Haynes tells the stories of the handful of Roman-British women whose traces stay with us: a fierce queen, a slave woman freed for love, the so-called 'Ivory Bangle Lady' and Claudia Severa, ...
Join Natalie Haynes and guests for half an hour of comedy and the Classics from the BBC Radio Theatre in London. Natalie is a reformed comedian who is a little bit obsessive about Ancient Greece and ...
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Natalie examines the life of Cleopatra: a brilliant politician, a ruthless leader and a massive brain-box. But she probably didn't look like Elizabeth Taylor.
Why are ripe pomegranates and some squashed grapes such key archaeological finds from the ancient city of Pompeii? Natalie discusses with archaeologist Dr Sophie Hay.
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