Troy Fall of a City, Episode 1: Backsides and backstories
A weekly recap of some pointers from Troy, Fall of a City. In the first epsiode I consider the difficulty in transferring oral myth to the screen, large flightless birds and a bad pun I came up with. ...
18 Feb 20187min
STIs in Antiquity (Part II)
Ever wonder what the worst thing to come out of a mythical King's penis might have been? Feel the need to be put off figs forever? Do you own a hairy spider amulet? If you've answered yes to any of th...
2 Feb 201840min
STIs in Antiquity (Part I)
In the first of two podcasts Emma returns and we look at two prime STI candidates from antiquity. Expect a mixture of scientific detail and the occasional tangent. It'll put you off your dinner and po...
25 Jan 201844min
Night of the Livy Dead (Part Two)
In the second podcast we continue looking at all things spooky from Ancient Greece and Rome. Poltergeists, sweating statues, zombies, UFOs and ghosts all feature as well as my most chilling tale from ...
22 Okt 201753min
Night of the Livy Dead (Part One)
The first part of my Halloween special, we look at vampires and werewolves in the ancient sources. I say 'we' as I have a guest who certainly keeps me on my toes. If you want to hear about partial nud...
16 Okt 201741min
Odysseus being odd, exile and ruby slippers
In this podcast I look at what Odysseus got up to when he returned to Ithaca. Suitor deaths aside what was going on with the bad practical jokes, truth bombs and general odd behaviour? I also talk abo...
3 Okt 201723min
Pets in Antiquity
In this podcast I look at some of the animals people kept as pets. Do you know how to catch a monkey with a pair of trousers or which pet needed to be kept from the drinks cabinet? music by Brakhage (...
17 Sep 201721min
Wonder Woman, Amazons and Women Warriors
Desperately trying to jump on the recent filmic bandwagon I delve into the history of Wonder Woman and her connection to Greek myth. In addition there's how the amazon myth came to be and an overview ...
7 Sep 201731min
