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Ancient Lives with Mary BeardEpisodes

  1. Today09:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Star of Stage and TempleBeing Greek

    Mary Beard goes in search of Myrrhine, priestess and unlikely star of a popular sex comedy

  2. Tomorrow21:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Star of Stage and TempleBeing Greek

    Mary Beard goes in search of Myrrhine, priestess and unlikely star of a popular sex comedy

  3. Next Tuesday09:00
    BBC Radio 4

    The Odyssey of Gamma 58Being Greek

    Mary Beard meets the real people who inspired the myths of Homer.

  4. Next Wednesday21:00
    BBC Radio 4

    The Odyssey of Gamma 58Being Greek

    Mary Beard meets the real people who inspired the myths of Homer.

  5. Tue 14 Jul 202609:00
    BBC Radio 4

    The Greengrocer Who Saved DemocracyBeing Greek

    Mary Beard meets Gerys the Greengrocer as he faces up to the army of Sparta.

  6. Wed 15 Jul 202621:00
    BBC Radio 4

    The Greengrocer Who Saved DemocracyBeing Greek

    Mary Beard meets Gerys the Greengrocer as he faces up to the army of Sparta.