25 Episodes

  1. Underneath the Toga pt 2 (With Naomi Alderman) 

    Published: 08/01/2026

  2. Instant Answers: New Year’s Day Q&A

    Published: 01/01/2026

  3. A Very Merry Saturnalia to You

    Published: 25/12/2025

  4. A Day at the Theatre in Ancient Athens

    Published: 18/12/2025

  5. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (or did it?)

    Published: 11/12/2025

  6. Life, Death and Gladiators in Roman London

    Published: 05/12/2025

  7. Athena: Private Life of a Greek Goddess

    Published: 27/11/2025

  8. Boudica: The Woman Who Defied an Empire Pt2

    Published: 20/11/2025

  9. Boudica: The Woman Who Defied an Empire pt 1

    Published: 13/11/2025

  10. A Trip To The Underworld

    Published: 06/11/2025

  11. Roman Ghostbusters

    Published: 30/10/2025

  12. Special Announcement! - Instant Classics Live

    Published: 28/10/2025

  13. Did Nero Really Fiddle While Rome Burned?

    Published: 23/10/2025

  14. Underneath The Toga

    Published: 16/10/2025

  15. Cassandra: Prophet Of The Modern World?

    Published: 09/10/2025

  16. How did Rome begin?

    Published: 02/10/2025

  17. Decoding The Parthenon

    Published: 25/09/2025

  18. Free Speech - An Ancient History

    Published: 18/09/2025

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

    Published: 16/09/2025

  20. What Sappho Still Teaches Us About Love

    Published: 11/09/2025

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