Natalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics

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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics

Comedy: Standup

Natalie Haynes creates stand-up routines about figures from ancient Greece and Rome.

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

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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics: Series 3: Lucian

Lucian

Series 3

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Natalie Haynes stands up for the little-known but super-influential Greek writer Lucian.

Natalie Haynes, Edith Hall and Matthew Sweet explore the life of the ancient Greek writer, Lucian.  From 2017.

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 Sweet. 

Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2017.

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