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Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

  • Radio stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2014 - 2024
  • 44 episodes (10 series)

Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world, creating a stand-up routine about a figure from ancient Greece or Rome. Stars Natalie Haynes and Edith Hall.

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Cast
Person Role Episode count
Natalie Haynes Host / Presenter
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  1. Series 10, Episode 7 - Apuleius
  2. Series 1, Episode 1 - Petronius
  3. Series 1, Episode 2 - Sophocles
  4. Series 1, Episode 3 - Virgil
  5. Series 1, Episode 4 - Aspasia
  6. Series 5, Episode 1 - Aristotle
  7. Series 5, Episode 2 - Roman British Women: Claudia Severa
  8. Series 5, Episode 3 - Suetonius
  9. Series 5, Episode 4 - Homer: The Iliad
  10. Series 6, Episode 1 - Helen of Troy
  11. Series 6, Episode 2 - Penthesilea
  12. Series 6, Episode 3 - Eurydice
  13. Series 6, Episode 4 - Penelope
  14. Series 7, Episode 1 - Medusa
  15. Series 7, Episode 2 - Pandora
  16. Series 7, Episode 3 - Jocasta
  17. Series 7, Episode 4 - Clytemnestra
  18. Series 8, Episode 1 - Pompeii
  19. Series 8, Episode 2 - Spartan Women
  20. Series 8, Episode 3 - Lucretius
  21. Series 8, Episode 4 - Homer: The Odyssey
  22. Series 9, Episode 1 - Martial
  23. Series 9, Episode 2 - Demeter
  24. Series 9, Episode 3 - Athene
  25. Series 9, Episode 4 - Livia
  26. Series 10, Episode 1 - Cleopatra
  27. Series 10, Episode 2 - Hesiod
  28. Series 10, Episode 3 - Aphrodite
  29. Series 10, Episode 4 - Artemis
  30. Series 10, Episode 5 - Aesop
  31. Series 10, Episode 6 - Tacitus
  32. Christmas Special - Saturnalia
 32
Edith Hall Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 2 - Sophocles
  2. Series 5, Episode 1 - Aristotle
  3. Series 6, Episode 1 - Helen of Troy
  4. Series 6, Episode 2 - Penthesilea
  5. Series 6, Episode 4 - Penelope
  6. Series 7, Episode 1 - Medusa
  7. Series 7, Episode 2 - Pandora
  8. Series 7, Episode 3 - Jocasta
  9. Series 7, Episode 4 - Clytemnestra
  10. Series 8, Episode 2 - Spartan Women
  11. Series 10, Episode 2 - Hesiod
  12. Series 10, Episode 5 - Aesop
 12
Guest cast
Person Role Episode count
Anita Anand Guest
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  1. Series 5, Episode 3 - Suetonius
 1
Sarah B. Pomeroy Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 4 - Aspasia
 1
Paul Cartledge Guest
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  1. Series 8, Episode 2 - Spartan Women
 1
Andrew Collins Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 2 - Sophocles
 1
Andrew Copson Guest
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  1. Series 8, Episode 3 - Lucretius
 1
Gordon Cutting Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 3 - Virgil
 1
Jane Draycott Guest
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  1. Series 10, Episode 1 - Cleopatra
 1
Richard Dyer Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 1 - Petronius
 1
Neil Gaiman Guest
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  1. Series 10, Episode 7 - Apuleius
 1
Cate Haste Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 4 - Aspasia
 1
Sophie Hay Guest
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  1. Series 8, Episode 1 - Pompeii
 1
Pamela Helen Stephen Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 3 - Virgil
 1
Robin Ince Guest
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  1. Series 9, Episode 1 - Martial
 1
Ian Jenkins Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 4 - Aspasia
 1
Frank McGuinness Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 2 - Sophocles
 1
Llewelyn Morgan Guest
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  1. Series 10, Episode 7 - Apuleius
  2. Series 1, Episode 3 - Virgil
  3. Series 5, Episode 2 - Roman British Women: Claudia Severa
  4. Series 5, Episode 3 - Suetonius
  5. Series 6, Episode 3 - Eurydice
  6. Series 6, Episode 4 - Penelope
  7. Series 8, Episode 1 - Pompeii
  8. Series 8, Episode 3 - Lucretius
  9. Series 9, Episode 1 - Martial
  10. Series 9, Episode 4 - Livia
  11. Series 10, Episode 1 - Cleopatra
  12. Series 10, Episode 6 - Tacitus
  13. Christmas Special - Saturnalia
 13
Chris Riddell Guest
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  1. Series 7, Episode 1 - Medusa
 1
Victoria Rimell Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 1 - Petronius
 1
Paul Roberts Guest
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  1. Series 5, Episode 2 - Roman British Women: Claudia Severa
 1
Martin Rowson Guest
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  1. Series 1, Episode 1 - Petronius
 1
Adam Rutherford Guest
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  1. Series 5, Episode 1 - Aristotle
  2. Series 5, Episode 4 - Homer: The Iliad
  3. Series 10, Episode 5 - Aesop
 3
Dan Snow Guest
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  1. Series 10, Episode 6 - Tacitus
 1
Emma Southon Guest
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  1. Series 9, Episode 4 - Livia
 1
Alicia Stallings Guest
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  1. Series 10, Episode 2 - Hesiod
 1
Andre Vincent (as André Vincent) Guest
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  1. Christmas Special - Saturnalia
 1
Writing team
Person Role Episode count
Natalie Haynes Writer
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  1. Series 10, Episode 7 - Apuleius
  2. Series 1, Episode 1 - Petronius
  3. Series 1, Episode 2 - Sophocles
  4. Series 1, Episode 3 - Virgil
  5. Series 1, Episode 4 - Aspasia
  6. Series 5, Episode 1 - Aristotle
  7. Series 5, Episode 2 - Roman British Women: Claudia Severa
  8. Series 5, Episode 3 - Suetonius
  9. Series 5, Episode 4 - Homer: The Iliad
  10. Series 6, Episode 1 - Helen of Troy
  11. Series 6, Episode 2 - Penthesilea
  12. Series 6, Episode 3 - Eurydice
  13. Series 6, Episode 4 - Penelope
  14. Series 7, Episode 1 - Medusa
  15. Series 7, Episode 2 - Pandora
  16. Series 7, Episode 3 - Jocasta
  17. Series 7, Episode 4 - Clytemnestra
  18. Series 8, Episode 1 - Pompeii
  19. Series 8, Episode 2 - Spartan Women
  20. Series 8, Episode 3 - Lucretius
  21. Series 8, Episode 4 - Homer: The Odyssey
  22. Series 9, Episode 1 - Martial
  23. Series 9, Episode 2 - Demeter
  24. Series 9, Episode 3 - Athene
  25. Series 9, Episode 4 - Livia
  26. Series 10, Episode 1 - Cleopatra
  27. Series 10, Episode 2 - Hesiod
  28. Series 10, Episode 3 - Aphrodite
  29. Series 10, Episode 4 - Artemis
  30. Series 10, Episode 5 - Aesop
  31. Series 10, Episode 6 - Tacitus
  32. Christmas Special - Saturnalia
 32
Al Murray Reworking a Sumerian joke
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  1. Series 10, Episode 5 - Aesop
 1
Production team
Person Role Episode count
Christine Hall Producer
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  1. Series 1, Episode 1 - Petronius
  2. Series 1, Episode 2 - Sophocles
  3. Series 1, Episode 3 - Virgil
  4. Series 1, Episode 4 - Aspasia
 4
Mary Ward-Lowery Producer
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  1. Series 10, Episode 7 - Apuleius
  2. Series 5, Episode 1 - Aristotle
  3. Series 5, Episode 2 - Roman British Women: Claudia Severa
  4. Series 5, Episode 3 - Suetonius
  5. Series 5, Episode 4 - Homer: The Iliad
  6. Series 6, Episode 1 - Helen of Troy
  7. Series 6, Episode 2 - Penthesilea
  8. Series 6, Episode 3 - Eurydice
  9. Series 6, Episode 4 - Penelope
  10. Series 7, Episode 1 - Medusa
  11. Series 7, Episode 2 - Pandora
  12. Series 7, Episode 3 - Jocasta
  13. Series 7, Episode 4 - Clytemnestra
  14. Series 8, Episode 1 - Pompeii
  15. Series 8, Episode 2 - Spartan Women
  16. Series 8, Episode 3 - Lucretius
  17. Series 8, Episode 4 - Homer: The Odyssey
  18. Series 9, Episode 1 - Martial
  19. Series 9, Episode 2 - Demeter
  20. Series 9, Episode 3 - Athene
  21. Series 9, Episode 4 - Livia
  22. Series 10, Episode 1 - Cleopatra
  23. Series 10, Episode 2 - Hesiod
  24. Series 10, Episode 3 - Aphrodite
  25. Series 10, Episode 4 - Artemis
  26. Series 10, Episode 5 - Aesop
  27. Series 10, Episode 6 - Tacitus
  28. Christmas Special - Saturnalia
 28
Sarah Angliss Composer
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  1. Series 6, Episode 3 - Eurydice
 1
Sarah Gabriel Composer
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  1. Series 6, Episode 3 - Eurydice
 1

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