Ancient Rome
Short History Of... The Gladiators. Audio, 43 minutes
We're in Ancient Rome to discover the bizarre and barbaric world of the gladiators.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
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- Posted25 July
Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard. Video, 59 minutes
Mary Beard uncovers the hidden world of the emperors of Rome.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for 4 months
Discovering the Music of Antiquity. Video, 56 minutes
Musical historians embark on a mission to realise the potential of an ancient music score.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted6 February
The Long View. Aged Premiers. Audio, 28 minutes
Jonathan Freedland takes the Long View on elderly leaders.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Short History Of... The Colosseum. Audio, 49 minutes
The Colosseum, voted one of the seven wonders of the world. What is its remarkable story?
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
You're Dead to Me. Agrippina the Younger (Radio Edit) Audio, 28 minutes
Greg Jenner takes us back to first-century Rome to meet Agrippina the Younger.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Short History Of... Cleopatra. Audio, 54 minutes
Cleopatra’s legend has endured the ages. Manipulative femme fatale? The true story.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
You're Dead to Me. Ancient Athenian Democracy (Radio Edit) Audio, 29 minutes
Join Greg in Ancient Greece as we examine the start of democracy with the Athenians.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted28 July 2023
Scarlett Moffatt Wants to Believe. Let's Go To... Ancient Rome. Audio, 30 minutes
Why did the Romans love purple? Which bodily fluid was taxed? Gladiator sweat for sale?
- AttributionBBC Radio 1
- Available for over a year
5 Live Science Podcast. What can the Earth tell us about itself? Audio, 53 minutes
Dr Chris Smith with the latest science news and a look at the science of tectonics.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
Why Coups Fail. Audio, 28 minutes
Natalie Haynes explores why overthrowing a government by force is not as easy as it looks.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted10 January 2023
The Forum. The Cynics: Counter-culture from Ancient Greece. Audio, 40 minutes
Itinerant philosophers who advocated leading radically simplified lives.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Unavailable
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- Posted11 December 2022
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- Posted24 November 2022
In Our Time. Demosthenes' Philippics. Audio, 57 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the speeches that set the standard for political attacks.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted9 November 2022
The Rest Is History. History's Biggest Questions with Dan Carlin (Part 1) Audio, 60 minutes
Tom and Dominic are joined by Dan Carlin to tackle the biggest questions in history.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for 11 months
Arts & Ideas. New Thinking: Dead Languages. Audio, 45 minutes
John Gallagher says hello in Oscan, the language of Ancient Pompeii
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted6 October 2022
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- Posted24 June 2022
