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.
- Returns on Tuesday on Radio 4 at 9am with Christmas Special
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Series 8, Episode 3 - Lucretius
A six-book poem on philosophy and physics? Sounds a bit dry? Lucretius's contemporaries and poetic descendants raved about it, even Cicero, who is mean about everyone. With Professor Llewelyn Morgan and Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK.
Notes
This episode was dedicated to the memory of John Mersh.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 28th August 2022
- Time
- 4:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
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Cast & crew
| Natalie Haynes | Host / Presenter |
| Llewelyn Morgan | Guest |
| Andrew Copson | Guest |
| Natalie Haynes | Writer |
| Mary Ward-Lowery | Producer |