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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics

Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world, creating stand-up routines about figures from ancient Greece and Rome.

comedy stand-up

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24:43

Sappho

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics ·

2020/02/18

Natalie Haynes and guests return 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 Rome. This time she's standing up in the name of Greek poet, Sappho, about whom we know so little, and most of what we think we know is made-up. But one thing is certain: her poetry is scorching, and unforgettable. There will also be a lot of gossip from over a thousand years ago. With special

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27:37

Lucian

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics ·

2020/02/18

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 Rome. Now she standing up in the name of Greek writer Lucian. Expect to hear about the possible origins of 'The Life of Brian', the possible inspiration for Mickey Mouse and a trip to the moon about a thousand years before NASA. With special guests:Professor Edith Hall Writer and broadcaster Matthew

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27:28

Ovid

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics ·

2020/02/18

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 Rome. She stands up in the name of Roman poet, Ovid. Expect frottage at the races, Greek myths from a female perspective, and enough inspiration for painters, writers and sculptures to last a couple of millenia. With special guests: Llewelyn Morgan Michael Squire Producer: Mary Ward-LoweryFirst

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27:39

Plato

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics ·

2020/02/18

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 Rome.She's standing up in the name of one of the world's greatest thinkers, Plato.With the help of:Psychotherapist, Philippa Perry Classicist, Professor Edith Hall. Plato wasn't perfect, even though he talks about perfection all the time. Turns out he was on the chunky side and had bad eyesight. On

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26:58

Aristophanes

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics ·

2020/02/18

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 Rome. She stands up in the name of Greek playwright and inventor of 'old comedy', Aristophanes. Expect a chorus of frogs, rather too much information about padded costumes, and a sex strike. Oh, and a lot of gossip from two and half thousand years ago. With special guests:Rosie Wyles Edith Hall

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27:38

Agrippina

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics ·

2020/02/18

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 Rome. Today she stands up in the name of one of the most powerful women of Ancient Rome and Caligula's big sister, Agrippina the Younger. Julia Agrippina was pretty well-connected all round given that her granddad was the Emperor Augustus, her husband (also her uncle: don't ask) was Emperor

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27:33

Aspasia

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics ·

2020/02/18

A fresh look at the ancient world.Natalie Haynes, critic, writer and reformed stand-up comedian, brings the ancient world entertainingly up to date. In the first of four programmes, she profiles a figure from ancient Greece or Rome and creates a stand-up routine around them. She then goes in search of the links which make the ancient world still very relevant in the 21st century.Women in ancient Greece were supposedly not seen, not heard and not talked about. Meet Aspasia -the woman who broke all

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22:31

Virgil

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics ·

2020/02/18

Natalie Haynes, critic, writer and reformed stand-up comedian, brings the ancient world entertainingly up to date. In each episode, she profiles a figure from ancient Greece or Rome and creates a stand-up routine around them. She then goes in search of the links which make the ancient world still very relevant in the 21st century. For starters, Natalie 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

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27:45

Sophocles

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics ·

2020/02/18

A fresh look at the ancient world.Natalie Haynes, critic, writer and reformed stand-up comedian, brings the ancient world entertainingly up to date. In each of the four programmes she profiles a figure from ancient Greece or Rome and creates a stand-up routine around them. She then goes in search of the links which make the ancient world still very relevant in the 21st century.Episode 2: Sophocles invents modern drama with Oedipus the King. Spoiler alert! – it doesn't end well. This episode includes

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23:43

Petronius

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics ·

2020/02/18

A fresh look at the ancient world.Natalie Haynes, critic, writer and reformed stand-up comedian, brings the ancient world entertainingly up to date. In each of the four programmes she profiles a figure from ancient Greece or Rome and creates a stand-up routine around them. She then goes in search of the links which make the ancient world still very relevant in the 21st century.Episode 1: The worst dinner party in history. Natalie investigates the work of the writer Petronius, creator of the

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