Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world and one of the greatest thinkers of all time, Plato. From 2016. Show more

Natalie Haynes stands up for Aristotle with Dr Adam Rutherford and Professor Edith Hall. Fun with Nicomachean ethics, an elephant's tongue and bivalves on Lesbos. Show more

Natalie Haynes tells stories of the snake-haired Medusa, whose glare will turn you to stone. With Professor Edith Hall and live drawing by illustrator Chris Riddell. Show more

Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective with Oedipus. With Edith Hall. From 2014. Show more

Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world. The rule-breaking women of Ancient Greece. With Cherie Booth. From 2014. Show more

4 Extra Debut. Natalie Haynes, classicist Professor Edith Hall and writer Stella Duffy explore the life of Greek poet Sappho. From 2017. Show more

Natalie Haynes, Mark Stephens and Llewelyn Morgan explore the life of Roman lawyer, politician and orator, Cicero. From 2017. Show more

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

Natalie Haynes, Armando Iannucci and Llewelyn Morgan explore the life of ancient Roman satirist, Juvenal. From 2017. Show more

Natalie Haynes is joined by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Katy Brand as she stands up for Phryne, the Greek courtesan famed for her wit and beauty. Show more

Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman poet Horace, who made friends of enemies through his poems. Natalie is joined by Professor Llewelyn Morgan and novelist and poet Ben Okri. Show more

Natalie Haynes stands up for Greek playwright Euripides, whose Medea still shocks with its insight into the position of women. With guests Mark Ravenhill and Professor Edith Hall. Show more

Natalie Haynes stands up in the name of Roman historian Livy, with guests comedian and history buff Al Murray and classicist Professor Llewelyn Morgan. Show more

Natalie Haynes tells the stories of Claudia Severa and other Roman-British women, with guests Professor Llewelyn Morgan and archaeologist Dr Paul Roberts. Show more

Natalie stands up for the Roman biographer of the Caesars and friend of Pliny the Younger, Suetonius. She's joined by guests Professor Llewelyn Morgan and biographer Anita Anand. Show more

Natalie Haynes stands up for Homer's Iliad, the epic story of the final weeks of the Trojan War. Show more

Natalie Haynes tells stories of the most beautiful woman in the world, who hatched from an egg and was the daughter of Zeus: Helen of Troy. With Professor Edith Hall. Show more

Natalie Haynes tells of Penthesilea, Amazon warrior queen, in charge of ‘a bunch of golden-shielded, silver-axed, man-loving, boy-killing women.’
With Professor Edith Hall. Show more

Natalie Haynes tells stories of Eurydice, whose rescue from the Underworld was bungled by Orpheus. With Professor Llewelyn Morgan. Show more

Natalie Haynes tells stories of Penelope, the clever woman and perfect wife behind The Odyssey. With Professors Edith Hall and Llewelyn Morgan. Show more