Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | S08E04: Homer: The Odyssey

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | S01E02: Sophocles

Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective with Oedipus. With E...

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | S01E03: Virgil

Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world: Virgil’s link to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. With Edith Hall.

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | S02E01: Aristophanes

Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world: meet Greek playwright and comedy genius Aristophanes.

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | S04E03: Euripides

Natalie Haynes stands up for Greek playwright Euripides, whose Medea still shocks with its insight into the pos...

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | S05E04: Homer: The Iliad

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

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | S06E04: Penelope

Natalie Haynes tells stories of Penelope, the clever woman and perfect wife behind The Odyssey. With Professors ...

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | S07E03: Jocasta

The wife of Oedipus. And mother. A still spellbindingly shocking story. With Professor Edith Hall.

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | S07E04: Clytemnestra

The worst wife in Greek myth. Or was she? With Professor Edith Hall.

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | S08E04: Homer: The Odyssey

Natalie tells Homer's epic story of Odysseus's journey home from the Trojan War, stopping off for adve...