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Instant Classics | Podcast

October 8, 2026 at 5:38 AM

Dr Andrew Higgins

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Just signed up for the #instantClassics Podcast book club exploring some great Greek and Roman texts with the dream classics team of Dame @wmarybeard.bsky.social and @charlottehiggo.bsky.social

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September 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

🏛🎧 #InstantClassics #Podcast with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins

The #BayeuxTapestry: #Britain's Lost #Latin Masterpiece

#History #Classics

youtu.be/-yjWKIOaII4?...

The Bayeux Tapestry: Britain’s lost Latin masterpiece

What Did the Romans Eat? Part 2: Plebs’ Food

October 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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What did the #Romans eat? Part 2: Plebs' food.

New episode of the #Classics and #History #Podcast #InstantClassics with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins.

#AncientRome

youtu.be/UXXxutuBNyQ?...

Podcast Episode · Instant Classics · 25/09/2025 · 53m

March 12, 2026 at 6:21 AM

Profile Books

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Have you listened to Mary Beard's new podcast #InstantClassics yet? Check it out below 🏺

marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social · Sep 27

Where should you go to see the best version of the lost statue of Athena from the Parthenon? Athens? London? No: Nashville! Listen here. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...

Decoding The Parthenon

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September 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

🏛🎧 #InstantClassics #Podcast

#TomHiddleston, who actually studied #Classics with Professor #MaryBeard, joins Mary and #CharlotteHiggins to discuss #Pompeii.

youtu.be/i71H0Eu2GkE?...

Classic Chats: Tom Hiddleston on Pompeii

USA 250: America’s Roman Revolution

July 30, 2026 at 5:21 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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🇺🇸 #USA250: #America's #Roman #Revolution.

New episode of the #Classics and #History #Podcast #InstantClassics.

Why did so much of the #American struggle for #independence deploy the words, images and sometimes actual clothing of #AncientRome?

youtube.com/watch?v=xkUq...

Boudica: The Woman Who Defied an Empire pt 1

June 11, 2026 at 5:12 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

⚔️ #Boudica: The Woman Who Defied An Empire (Part 1)

🏛🎧 New episode of the excellent #History and #Classics #podcast #InstantClassics with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins.

youtu.be/LUG0JeGRrTM?...

Villain, Victim... Double Agent? The Many Lives of Helen of Troy pt 4

November 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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The Many Lives of #HelenOfTroy Part 4

#History and #Classics #Podcast #InstantClassics

#MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins look at Helen’s enduring appeal in the modern age.

youtu.be/Yu1pfYIlaEY?...

What Sappho Still Teaches Us About Love

February 12, 2026 at 6:06 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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Episode 3 of the new #History and #Classics #Podcast #InstantClassics with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins.

❤️📖 "What #Sappho still teaches us about love."

#AncientGreece #Poetry

youtu.be/jvYaxHFwsBI?...

Classic Chats: Tom Holland

September 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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New episode of the #Classics and #History #podcast #InstantClassics.

#MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins talk to historian #TomHolland, co-host of #TheRestIsHistory podcast, whose "Rubicon" is one of my favourite books.

youtube.com/watch?v=pVZ-...

Free Speech - An Ancient History

February 28, 2026 at 11:17 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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Episode 4 of the excellent new #Classics and #History #Podcast #InstantClassics with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins.

" #FreeSpeech: An #AncientHistory."

youtu.be/qBw5dN0r8VM?...

Instant Classics Episode 1 I Which Roman Emperor is Donald Trump?

September 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

🌎🎧 First episode of new #History and #Classics #Podcast #InstantClassics with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins.

Along came #DonaldTrump and suddenly everybody wants to know: Which #Roman #emperor is he most like?

youtu.be/mBvXnBEm874?...

Roman Graffiti: The Writing on the Wall

August 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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#Roman #Graffiti: The #Writing on the Wall.

New episode of the #Classics and #History #Podcast #InstantClassics with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins.

#AncientRome

youtu.be/shgBHZzYuA0?...

March 26, 2026 at 6:25 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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#Antigone: Girl vs Tyrant

Episode of the #History and #Classics #Podcast #InstantClassics with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins.

#AncientGreece #Theatre #Sophocles

youtube.com/watch?v=JS4_...

Antigone: Girl vs Tyrant

Cleopatra: Last Egyptian Pharaoh

April 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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#Cleopatra: Last Egyptian Pharaoh (Part 1 of 5)

Episode of the superb #Classics and #History #podcast #InstantClassics with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins

#AncientEgypt #AncientRome

youtu.be/CeJi9ycaWvA?...

Talking Classics with Mary Beard

April 30, 2026 at 9:14 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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Talking #Classics with #MaryBeard

New episode of the Classics and #History #Podcast #InstantClassics with Mary Beard and #CharlottteHiggins

#AncientGreece #AncientRome

youtube.com/watch?v=6Ptv...

April 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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💀 "A Trip To The Underworld."

New episode of the excellent #classics and #history #podcast #InstantClassics with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins.

youtu.be/8cKsahY4S4w?...

A Trip to the Underworld

USA 250: “I’m Spartacus!”

November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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#History and #Classics #Podcast #InstantClassics

#USA250 "I'm Spartacus!"

#MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins welcome Professor #MariaWyke back on the show to talk about two of the most famous words in #cinema: “I’m Spartacus!”

youtu.be/k0CNfLyqLfY?...

How Homer’s Odyssey Conquered the Ancient World

July 2, 2026 at 6:01 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

🎧🏛 #InstantClassics #Podcast
🎧🏛 #InstantClassics #Podcast

How #Homer's #TheOdyssey Conquered The Ancient World

In this episode, #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins look at the pervasive influence of The Odyssey.

#History #Classics #AncientGreece #AncientRome

youtu.be/KQ15HFfT7Fk?...

Boudica: The Woman Who Defied an Empire pt2

September 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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#Boudica: The Woman Who Defied An Empire (Part 2)

New episode of the excellent #History and #Classics #podcast #InstantClassics with #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins.

youtube.com/watch?v=cEfV...

What did the Romans dream about?

November 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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New episode of the excellent #Classics and #History #Podcast #InstantClassics

Armed with #Artemidorus’ book, "The Interpretation of Dreams," #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins dive into the surreal and revealing dreamscape of #AncientRome

youtube.com/watch?v=3kYY...

USA 250: Building a new Rome

June 4, 2026 at 5:39 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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#USA250 - Building a new #Rome

#Classics and #History #Podcast #InstantClassics

Shortly after its formation, the #USA began a #building program for both state and federal governments, turning to #AncientGreece and #AncientRome for inspiration.

#Art #Architecture

youtu.be/vDWeP5oymcw?...

June 25, 2026 at 7:05 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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ROMAN GHOSTBUSTERS

#Halloween episode of the #InstantClassics #history #podcast.

Did the #Greeks and #Romans really believe in #ghosts and why are their stories so similar to ours when many of our beliefs are so different?

youtu.be/ZXG1tQn-Gb4?...

Roman Ghostbusters

A Very Merry Saturnalia to You

October 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

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In this episode of #classics and #history #podcast #InstantClassics, #MaryBeard and #CharlotteHiggins ask what really went on during the #Roman #festival of #Saturnalia and whether the comparisons to #Christmas really hold?

youtu.be/EHC7WfnEXCo?...