16 Episodes

  1. A Trip To The Underworld

    Published: 06/11/2025

  2. Roman Ghostbusters

    Published: 30/10/2025

  3. Special Announcement! - Instant Classics Live

    Published: 28/10/2025

  4. Did Nero Really Fiddle While Rome Burned?

    Published: 23/10/2025

  5. Underneath The Toga

    Published: 16/10/2025

  6. Cassandra: Prophet Of The Modern World?

    Published: 09/10/2025

  7. How did Rome begin?

    Published: 02/10/2025

  8. Decoding The Parthenon

    Published: 25/09/2025

  9. Free Speech - An Ancient History

    Published: 18/09/2025

  10. The Odyssey#2: "Tell Me About A Complicated Man, Muse"

    Published: 16/09/2025

  11. What Sappho Still Teaches Us About Love

    Published: 11/09/2025

  12. A Day At The Races In Ancient Rome

    Published: 04/09/2025

  13. The Odyssey#1: Journey Begins

    Published: 02/09/2025

  14. Introducing the Instant Classics Book Club - The Odyssey

    Published: 01/09/2025

  15. Which Roman Emperor is Donald Trump?

    Published: 28/08/2025

  16. Instant Classics - Trailer

    Published: 19/08/2025

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