Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics: Series 1-4: A comical guide to Ancient Greece and Rome

All four series of Natalie Haynes' BBC Radio 4 show combining comedy with classicism

Writer, broadcaster and recovering comedian Natalie Haynes mixes comedy and conversation to bring the ancient world entertainingly up to date in these four radio series. Each episode sees her profiling a key figure from ancient Greece and Rome, and, aided by her special guests, creating a stand-up show around them.

Series 1 investigates Petronius and the worst dinner party in history; asks whether Sophocles i...