It's revision season! Ancient History A Level students (and the rest of you interested folk) - listen now to our bitesize episodes and supercharge your revision. These first few episodes focus on Interpretation Q1 - why did the Greeks win the Persian Wars - and this part covers the roles of different Greek cities, and the earlier Persian invasion... If you want to hear the full episodes, scroll through our back catalogue or head to our website where you can also access full transcripts....
May 10, 2024•12 min•Season 5Ep. 2
It's revision season! Ancient History A Level students (and the rest of you interested folk) - listen now to our bitesize episodes and supercharge your revision. These first few episodes focus on Interpretation Q1 - why did the Greeks win the Persian Wars - and this part is all about the sources... If you want to hear the full episodes, scroll through our back catalogue or head to our website where you can also access full transcripts....
May 10, 2024•12 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Welcome Hardeep Dhindsa, our newest Expert in Residence and a PhD researcher at King’s College London where he specialises in classical art and its receptions. In this episode, we travel from Roman graffiti through to the Renaissance, learn how Hadrian inspired 18th century collectors, receive some top museum recommendations and find out which famous faces are lurking in Hardeep’s office! Hardeep is currently working on his doctoral thesis which questions the relationship between ethno-nationali...
May 08, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 3
We're back with Han for Part 2 where we chat ancient pets, travel tips for Nîmes, working with Jimmy Carr, more about Tyche and Han's advice for budding content creators. Stay tuned to find out who will be revealed as our Spring '24 Expert...! Join Us Our Experts in Residence I Literally Just Told You Follow Han...
Apr 08, 2024•25 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Katrina sits down for a chat with the winner of the CA's recent Creative Writing Competition, held in partnership with Bloomsbury Publishing, to discuss sixteen year old Cait's winning story 'In the Bad Times' and how she was inspired by Ovid, Seamus Heaney and her Irish heritage. You can read all of the shortlisted entries here Entries for the CA Poetry Competition are open until Friday 5 April...
Apr 03, 2024•14 min
We welcome Hannah Parker, better known as @historical_han, a TikTokker with over 26m likes, to the podcast as our inaugural Expert in Residence. In Part 1 of our Q&A with Han we discuss her Masters' thesis, her cat's imperial connections, the many guises of the goddess Tyche, which books she'd recommend and why Sparta is such a magical place. Stay tuned for Part 2 and click here to ask Han your questions! Find our more about Our Expert in Residence scheme Show Notes: Gandhara Connections The...
Feb 02, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this special bonus episode, we're joined by Jennifer Saint, former English teacher turned bestselling novelist whose debut novel Ariadne took the world by storm and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year Award in 2021. Since then, she's followed up with Elektra and, most recently, Atalanta , two vivid and unique reworkings of ancient stories and it was fascinating to chat to Jenny about her early interest in these characters, her transition from scholar to teacher to writer, her...
Oct 25, 2023•55 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Amanda Dylina Morse is a public health researcher, lecturer, and PhD student at Queen's University, Belfast. She studied her undergraduate degree in Classical Studies and Ancient History at the University of Washington before embarking upon a Master's in Public Health. She then became a surveillance epidemiologist leading and supporting investigations using emergency department, hospitalisation, and outpatient data in the United States. In this episode, we discover how the ancient world has been...
Oct 03, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Dr George Maher, actuary, Roman economist and honorary treasurer of the Classical Association discuss his twofold career, what the Romans would have made of Bitcoin, life on a Roman frontier, and gives us a crash course in ancient economics 101 - this is such an interesting conversation and we hope you enjoy Episode 7 of Classics and Careers! A former Partner at Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, the international firm of actuaries and risk management consultants, George is the author of Pugnare. Econom...
Sep 13, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 7
In the sixth episode of 'The Classics Podcast Does...Careers', we welcome Sabah Hussain , Migration and Citizenship Team Leader at Rights & Security International, to discuss Odysseus' no 1 virtue, the resonance of faith, studying abroad and the weirdness of the ancient world. Sabah studied her undergraduate degree in Ancient World Studies at University College London before an MA in Investigative Journalism at City University. In this series, we meet guests from all walks of life, fascinati...
Sep 06, 2023•22 min•Season 3Ep. 6
In Episode 5 of 'The Classics Podcast does...Careers' Sam Betley talks about digging abroad, how love (and classics) brought him to ultra-running, and daily life in the civil service. Sam studied Ancient History and Archaeology at Durham University and he is currently a Senior Policy Adviser in Financial Service Taxation at HM Treasury. Show Notes: Apply for a CA x NEC Bursary Submit your proposals for the CA's Classics Conference before 31 Aug - this short video explains how you can get ...
Aug 29, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In Episode 4 of 'The Classics Podcast Does...Careers', we welcome rapper and educator Jonathan Goddard, the Director of Teaching and Learning at the Latin Programme and the Executive Director of Rapteach, to discuss infusing music and language learning, being a better teacher than a student, the kinesthetic method, and why Latin is a superpower! Jonathan studied Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and he is a performer, teacher and creative director. In this series,...
Aug 22, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In Episode 3, Claire Marchetti joins Katrina for a wide ranging chat: they talk Roman roads, pragmatism, Horace, project management, the triumvirate’s shared inbox, and some of her favourite historic places to visit in England. Claire studied for a BA and MA in Classics at the University of Exeter and she has since worked for the National Trust, Highways England and now Historic England. We hope you enjoy this episode. ___________ In this series, we meet guests from all walks of life, fascinatin...
Aug 15, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In Episode 2 of 'The Classics Podcast Does...Careers', Katrina chats to Tristan Hughes, Producer and Presenter at History Hit and the host of The Ancients podcast. They chat Rome Total War , ed tech start ups, studying Down Under, the secrets of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and whether podcasts can beat TV... Tristan studied Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh and he is the author of " Alexander’s Successors at War: The Perdiccas Years 323 – 320 BC". In this series, we meet guests ...
Aug 08, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In Episode 1 of 'The Classics Podcast Does...Careers', Katrina chats to Helena Lee, Features Director at monthly fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar , and they discuss learning how to develop and defend an argument, becoming a writer and an advocate, and who would be the cover star of an ancient edition of Harper's Bazaar ! Helena studied Classics at university (with no previous knowledge of ancient languages) and she is now the author of East Side Voices , as well as a Visiting Lecturer at City Un...
Aug 01, 2023•24 min•Season 3Ep. 1
The Final Episode! The Mother of Heroes was awarded first place in the Open Category of our 2022 Creative Writing Competition. It was written by Allan Gaw and narrated by the bestselling historical novelist Lindsey Davis, a former President of the Classical Association and Chair of the Society of Authors. You can follow Allan here . EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition , inspired...
Dec 05, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In this story, inspired by Homer and Sophocles, Benjamin Howell introduces us to Diomedes and Odysseus who are en route to visit an old acquaintance - his name is Philoctetes... The Fox Who Charmed The Snake was narrated by the University of Edinburgh's Professor Douglas Cairns , Chair of the Classical Association Council and a Fellow of the British Academy. EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writ...
Dec 04, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Αt Aulis, three crones enter a bar...no, it's not the start of a bad joke but a brilliant story by Senior category entrant Seung-A-Han! Listen now to ὁλος, narrated by Caroline Bristow , Director of the Cambridge Schools Classics Project and member of the Classical Association Teaching Board . Follow her at https://twitter.com/MsCBristow . EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition , i...
Dec 03, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Welcome to The Classics Podcast Does…Ancient History A Level , designed for students, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the ancient world! Episode 6 features Dr Rosie Wyles and James discussing how we can enjoy and use Aristophanes as a valuable source for this period of ancient Greek history. Part 3 focuses on the Athens Depth Study. You can follow Rosie here . Click here for the transcript for this episode and make sure you've subscribed to The Classics Podcast to listen ba...
Dec 02, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Welcome to The Classics Podcast Does…Ancient History A Level , designed for students, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the ancient world! Episode 6 features Dr Rosie Wyles and James discussing how we can enjoy and use Aristophanes as a valuable source for this period of ancient Greek history. Part 2 focuses on the Sparta Depth Study. You can follow Rosie here . Click here for the transcript for this episode and make sure you've subscribed to The Classics Podcast to listen ba...
Dec 02, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Welcome to The Classics Podcast Does…Ancient History A Level , designed for students, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the ancient world! Episode 6 features Dr Rosie Wyles and James discussing how we can enjoy and use Aristophanes as a valuable source for this period of ancient Greek history. Part 1 focuses on the Greek Period Study. You can follow Rosie here . Click here for the transcript for this episode and make sure you've subscribed to The Classics Podcast to listen ba...
Dec 02, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode of TCP Does Ancient History A Level, Professor Judith Mossman talks to James about the life and works of the biographer and historian Plutarch. Time codes: Greek Period Study (00:00-41:35). Sparta Depth Study (41:45). Macedon Depth Study (56:00). Rome Study (1:11:32). Shakespeare (1:22:00). Click here for the transcript of this episode and make sure you've subscribed to The Classics Podcast to listen to the rest of the series. - - - - - - - - - - In TCP Does Ancient History A Lev...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Welcome to The Classics Podcast Does…Ancient History A Level , designed for students, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the ancient world! Episode 4 features Professor Peter Liddel and James discussing the importance of Attic Inscriptions to our understanding of this period of ancient history. Click here for the transcript for this episode and here for the list of sources discussed. Find out more about Attic Inscriptions here . Make sure you've subscribed to The Classics Podc...
Nov 30, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 7
"Before, sleep felt like coming alive. Before, in dream, he walked among heroes"... Heather Chapman's solemn, atmospheric tale of war brings us towards the end of our audiobook - but fear not, there are still a few stories still remaining. This episode was narrated by Dr Alex McAuley , Honorary Secretary of the Classical Association. EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition , inspire...
Nov 29, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Yesterday, Odysseus met Cassandra; today, we meet Lorna Lee's Cassandra reflecting on the past, the future and her present in war-torn Troy. The Last Song was narrated by award winning author Daisy Dunn , winner of the 2020 Classical Association Prize. Follow Daisy at @DaisyfDunn and Lorna at @unexpectedlj EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition , inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy M...
Nov 28, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In Ode to an Odyssey , we see the aftermath of the sack of Troy through the eyes of a Greek king as author Vijay Hare takes us to meet a famed inhabitant of the smouldering city. This commended story was narrated by Katrina Kelly , CA Engagement Coordinator. EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition , inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos , Heroes and Troy . We are releasing a bran...
Nov 27, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 30
The God of Forget is Joseph Nevin's poignant story, which was commended in the Open category and was inspired by the aftermath of the fall of Troy. It was narrated by Caroline Bristow , Director of the Cambridge Schools Classics Project and member of the Classical Association Teaching Board . Follow her at https://twitter.com/MsCBristow . EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition , in...
Nov 26, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Welcome to The Classics Podcast Does…Ancient History A Level , designed for students, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the ancient world! Episode 3 features Greek historians Dr Maria Fragoulaki and Professor Paul Cartledge examining the reasons why the Athenians lost the Peloponnesian War. Click here for the transcript for this episode and made sure you've subscribed to The Classics Podcast to be the first to hear next week's episodes. - - - - - - - - - - In TCP Does Ancient...
Nov 25, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Welcome to The Classics Podcast Does…Ancient History A Level , designed for students, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the ancient world! Episode 3 features Greek historians Dr Maria Fragoulaki and Professor Paul Cartledge examining the reasons why the Athenians lost the Peloponnesian War. Click here for the transcript for this episode and made sure you've subscribed to The Classics Podcast to listen to Part 2. - - - - - - - - - - In TCP Does Ancient History A Level, teacher...
Nov 25, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Welcome to The Classics Podcast Does…Ancient History A Level , designed for students, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about the ancient world! Episode 2 features Professor Polly Low and Professor Neville Morley debating the manifold causes of the Peloponnesian War. Click here for the transcript for this episode and made sure you've subscribed to The Classics Podcast to be the first to hear our next episode. Season 1 features six episodes on Greek history, and explores the three i...
Nov 24, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 4
