BBC Radio Podcasts from Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics

Livia

First Empress of Rome, faithful wife and influential advisor - or serial killer?

Athene

Goddess of wisdom, war and... handicrafts: Athene is charismatic and bloodthirsty.

Demeter

A story of a mother's love and anger. Demeter seeks justice for Persephone.

Martial

Epigrams, jokes and absolute filth, that's Martial. With Robin Ince and Llewelyn Morgan.

Homer: The Odyssey

Natalie retells Homer's epic story of homecoming, adventure and passion.

Lucretius

Six-book epic poem on philosophy and physics? Don't mind if I do.

Spartan Women

By the standards of the ancient world, Spartan women had it good. With Edith Hall.

Pompeii

Why are ripe pomegranates and squashed grapes key archaeological finds from Pompeii?

Clytemnestra

The worst wife in Greek myth. Or was she? With Professor Edith Hall.

Jocasta

The wife of Oedipus. And mother. A still spellbindingly shocking story. With Edith Hall.

Pandora

A mythological equivalent to Eve with a bit of Sleeping Beauty thrown in. With Edith Hall

Medusa

The real story of the famous snake-haired mythological woman?

Penelope

Natalie Haynes tells of Penelope, the clever woman behind The Odyssey.

Eurydice

Natalie Haynes tells Eurydice's story from a new perspective. With Llewelyn Morgan.

Penthesilea, Amazon Warrior Queen

Natalie Haynes tells the story of Penthesilea, Amazon warrior Queen.

Helen of Troy

Natalie Haynes tells stories of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Troy.

Suetonius

Natalie stands up for Roman biographer Suetonius, with Llewelyn Morgan and Anita Anand.

Homer: The Iliad

Natalie Haynes stands up for Homer's Iliad.

Roman British Women: Claudia Severa.

Natalie Haynes on Claudia Severa, with guests Llewelyn Morgan and Paul Roberts.

Aristotle

Natalie Haynes stands up for Aristotle, with Dr Adam Rutherford and Professor Edith Hall.

Livy

Natalie Haynes stands up in the name of Roman historian Livy. With Al Murray.

Euripides

Natalie Haynes stands up for Greek playwright Euripides, whose Medea still shocks.

Horace

Natalie Haynes stands up for Roman poet Horace. With guests Llewelyn Morgan and Ben Okri.

Phryne

Natalie Haynes stands up for Phryne, the Greek courtesan famed for her wit and beauty.

Juvenal

Natalie Haynes stands up for Roman satirist Juvenal. With Armando Iannucci.

Lucian

Natalie Haynes stands up for the little-known but super-influential Greek writer Lucian.

Cicero

Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.

Sappho

Natalie Haynes stands up for the Greek poet Sappho.

Agrippina

Natalie Haynes stands up for Agrippina the Younger, who bossed it in first century Rome.

Plato

Natalie Haynes stands up for one of the greatest all-time thinkers, Plato.

Ovid

Join Natalie Haynes for comedy and Classics, as she stands up for Roman poet Ovid.

Aristophanes

Join Natalie Haynes as she stands up for the Greek playwright Aristophanes.

Aspasia

A fresh look at the ancient world. How to be a notorious woman in ancient Greece.

Virgil

Episode 3: Virgil gives tips on bee-keeping and creates Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Sophocles

A fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective.

Petronius

A fresh look at the ancient world. Satire, sex and sausages.