Sophocles
Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world: Sophocles invents the TV detective with Oedipus. With Edith Hall. From 2014.
A fresh look at the ancient world.
Natalie Haynes, critic, writer and reformed stand-up comedian, brings the ancient world entertainingly up to date. In each of the four programmes she profiles a figure from ancient Greece or Rome and creates a stand-up routine around them. She then goes in search of the links which make the ancient world still very relevant in the 21st century.
Episode 2: Sophocles invents modern drama with Oedipus the King. Spoiler alert! – it doesn't end well. This episode includes handy hints on how to get in the mood for a classical tragedy (bring a bottle.) With Professor Edith Hall, poet and playwright Frank McGuinness and TV critic Andrew Collins.
Producer Christine Hall
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2014.
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Natalie Haynes stands up for Sophocles
Duration: 00:36
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Mon 31 Mar 2014 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4- Sun 11 Nov 2018 07:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 11 Nov 2018 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 11 Nov 2018 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 12 Nov 2018 05:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 2 May 2021 12:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 2 May 2021 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 2 May 2021 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 3 May 2021 05:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 8 May 2021 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 9 May 2021 02:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
Natalie Haynes's Classics Quiz
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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics
Natalie Haynes creates stand-up routines about figures from ancient Greece and Rome.
