What did Roman emperors really look like?
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58:38Oct 8, 2026
Instant Classics
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The Bayeux Tapestry: Britain’s Lost Latin masterpiece
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56:06Oct 1, 2026
Classic Chats: Daniel Mendelsohn on translating the Odyssey
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59:48Sep 24, 2026
How Homer’s Odyssey Conquered the English-speaking World
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59:32Sep 17, 2026
How Homer's Odyssey Conquered the Ancient World
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53:07Sep 10, 2026
The Vestal Virgins - just how virginal were they?
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54:06Sep 3, 2026
Classic Chats: Robert Harris on ‘Agrippa’
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54:27Aug 27, 2026
Marcus Agrippa: Power behind the throne
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54:08Aug 20, 2026
BONUS Emily Wilson on translating the Odyssey
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49:35Aug 18, 2026
Classic Chats: Charlotte Higgins on Ukrainian Lessons
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1:07:36Aug 13, 2026
BONUS: Which Translation of the Odyssey should I read?
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11:29Aug 10, 2026
Classical Beach Reads
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58:42Aug 6, 2026
Classic Chats: Count Binface (Bonus episode)
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34:58Aug 3, 2026
Classic Chats: Tom Hiddleston on Pompeii
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54:51Jul 30, 2026
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey 3: The Pedants Revolt
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56:31Jul 23, 2026
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey 2: Instant Verdict
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51:26Jul 15, 2026
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey 1: What you need to know before you go
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47:42Jul 9, 2026
USA 250: “I’m Spartacus!”
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47:55Jul 2, 2026
USA 250: Building a new Rome
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52:56Jun 25, 2026
USA 250: President Jackson and the Emperor’s Tomb
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50:36Jun 18, 2026
USA 250: America’s Roman Revolution
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51:37Jun 11, 2026
What did the Romans dream about?
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55:23Jun 4, 2026
Cleopatra 5: Cleopatra on Screen
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1:00:47May 28, 2026
Cleopatra 4: Cleopatra on the Page
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53:41May 21, 2026
BONUS Mary & Charlotte on the latest trailer for Christopher Nolan's Odyssey
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7:28May 17, 2026
Cleopatra 3: Life After Death
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48:45May 14, 2026
Cleopatra 2: Cleopatra Meets the Romans
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46:16May 7, 2026
Cleopatra 1: Last Egyptian Pharaoh
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59:19Apr 30, 2026
Classic Chats: Grayson Perry on why he hates classical civilisation
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50:12Apr 23, 2026
Talking Classics with Mary Beard
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57:22Apr 16, 2026
Perpetua: A Martyr in Her Own Words
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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