WHAT WE DO


Our aim is to produce a show that ticks off multiple boxes.


  • We want to entertain. Forget stuffy lectures delivered in a monotone, we're here to have a good time. Our conversations are relaxed, and you can expect a liberal amount of humour sprinkled in throughout.


  • We want to educate. No history expert, let alone enthusiast, knows everything there is to know about the ancient world. Everyone has their niche. That's why we've chosen the interview format; your host Alexandra has her own area of ancient expertise, but it would be disingenuous to pretend she could present this show solo whilst keeping the range of topics so broad. Instead, Alexandra has hand-selected an array of academics to talk specifically about what they currently research and teach. This way, you can be sure you're getting the right information from the right people.


  • We want to expand your knowledge. Whether your interest in the ancient world is entirely new, or you've already read a lot but are looking to fill the gaps in what you know, we're here to help. We're going to cover a immensely broad range of topics, just as a formal education at school or university would. Whether you simply want to go more in depth in your own preferred niche, or want to learn about topics entirely new to you, you've come to the right place.
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How Our Episodes Work

Each of our 101 episodes is a primer on a single topic:


  • Biographies of historical figures
  • Accounts of historical events in the ancient world - what happened, how, and why.
  • Introductions to key texts, including poems, plays, political speeches and historical annals
  • The significance and histories of significant places, including monuments, cities and regions
  • Cultural practices and traditions in ancient societies


We'll also have special Introduction episodes about wider themes, including:


  • Literary Genres
  • Warfare
  • Art and Architecture
  • The Empires of the Ancient World


We're going to do a lot more than simply list off a few factoids and anecdotes. With each topic we're not just going to talk about what we know, but how we know it. We'll discuss the sources we have available, and whether or not they're always telling the truth. We'll use archaeological discoveries as well as the words of ancient writers, to give us a rounded perspective on our evidence. Then, when we've really gotten to grips with our topic of the week, we'll learn about how it slots in to the wider picture of the ancient world, putting it into context, and asking why each topic is so significant.


We don't just want to explain, we want to train. By walking our listeners through a historian's process, you'll be gaining skills as well as facts, just as you would in a real class.