Ovid

In a tour de force solo performance, Natalie takes on Virgil's great poem in 28 minutes.. and wins.In 12 books of Latin verse we follow the hero, the Trojan Prince Aeneas, as he leads the survivors of Troy to found a new city in Italy. Along the way he battles vengeful Juno, tell ...  Show more

The overlooked Olympian who was the resolutely unmarried goddess of the hearth and home. In fact, Zeus awarded her a glorious gift for remaining unmarried, a tradition Natalie very much feels should be continued. In Hestia's Roman form of Vesta her Vestal Virgins guarded the sacr ...  Show more

Jayde Adams and guest Helen Bauer dive into the feisty world of community apps and messageboards, sifting through the angry neighbourhood bins to find disgruntled comedy gold. From biggest beefs to weirdest news, Jayde discovers a hotbed of (largely unintentional) hilarity with g ...  Show more

A re-airing of Liv episode with author and classicist Natalie Haynes about the women of the Trojan War and Pandora. Natalie's latest books are A Thousand Ships, recently published in North America and Pandora's Jar, available in the UK. Also mentioned is her book the Children of ...  Show more

Greg Jenner and his guests discuss the important questions surrounding Queen Boudica including: Is she a feminist icon? How do you pronounce her name? And was she really ginger? Get ready to forget everything you thought you knew about Boudica and learn what it was really like wh ...  Show more

Helen Lederer is reunited with series alumni: Adele Cliff, Sarah Keyworth, Vince Atta, Scott Bennett, Harriet Dyer and meets Stephen Buchanan, the BBC's New Comedy Award winner 2018. Recorded in front of a live audience as part of the BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals. With stand-up ...  Show more