Talking Classics with Mary Beard
Instant Classics
57:22Apr 16, 2026
Instant Classics
40 episodes
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Perpetua: A Martyr in Her Own Words
Instant Classics
53:18Apr 9, 2026
Antigone: Girl vs Tyrant
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52:10Apr 2, 2026
Roman Graffiti: The Writing on the Wall
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54:28Mar 26, 2026
The Great Plague of Athens
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52:59Mar 19, 2026
What Did the Romans Eat? Part 2: Plebs’ Food
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44:24Mar 12, 2026
What Did the Romans Eat? Part 1: Posh Food
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54:32Mar 5, 2026
Classic Chats: Tom Holland
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56:26Feb 26, 2026
Who's Afraid of Lupercalia?
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47:20Feb 19, 2026
Villain, Victim... Double Agent? The Many Lives of Helen of Troy pt 4
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55:51Feb 12, 2026
Villain, Victim... Double Agent? The Many Lives of Helen of Troy pt 3
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44:57Feb 5, 2026
BONUS Mary & Charlotte on the trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey
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7:22Feb 3, 2026
Villain, Victim... Double Agent? The Many Lives of Helen of Troy pt2
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49:35Jan 29, 2026
Villain, Victim... Double Agent? The Many Lives of Helen of Troy pt 1
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41:00Jan 22, 2026
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spartan: Spies and Spycraft in Ancient Greece
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43:20Jan 15, 2026
Underneath the Toga pt 2 (With Naomi Alderman)
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47:23Jan 8, 2026
Instant Answers: New Year’s Day Q&A
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50:51Jan 1, 2026
A Very Merry Saturnalia to You
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45:08Dec 25, 2025
A Day at the Theatre in Ancient Athens
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51:16Dec 18, 2025
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (or did it?)
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42:17Dec 11, 2025
Life, Death and Gladiators in Roman London
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1:02:05Dec 5, 2025
Athena: Private Life of a Greek Goddess
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43:32Nov 27, 2025
Boudica: The Woman Who Defied an Empire Pt2
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31:34Nov 20, 2025
Boudica: The Woman Who Defied an Empire pt 1
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29:41Nov 13, 2025
A Trip To The Underworld
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46:20Nov 6, 2025
Roman Ghostbusters
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37:43Oct 30, 2025
Special Announcement! - Instant Classics Live
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1:09Oct 28, 2025
Did Nero Really Fiddle While Rome Burned?
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43:44Oct 23, 2025
Underneath The Toga
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39:10Oct 16, 2025
Cassandra: Prophet Of The Modern World?
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49:02Oct 9, 2025
How did Rome begin?
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34:26Oct 2, 2025
Decoding The Parthenon
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52:47Sep 25, 2025
Free Speech - An Ancient History
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47:48Sep 18, 2025
The Odyssey#2: "Tell Me About A Complicated Man, Muse"
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25:08Sep 16, 2025
What Sappho Still Teaches Us About Love
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51:31Sep 11, 2025
A Day At The Races In Ancient Rome
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42:05Sep 4, 2025
The Odyssey#1: Journey Begins
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17:23Sep 2, 2025
Introducing the Instant Classics Book Club - The Odyssey
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3:37Sep 1, 2025
Which Roman Emperor is Donald Trump?
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43:56Aug 28, 2025
Instant Classics - Trailer
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1:22Aug 19, 2025