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We are a slightly mad, always fun podcast bringing you all the History you love and a lot that you didn‘t know you‘d love until you heard it here! Recommended by BBC Radio, and presented by acclaimed historian Alexandra Churchill, with Alina Nowobilska, Chris Sams and the rest of the awesome team.
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Saturday Mar 28, 2020
Saturday Mar 28, 2020
The undisputed Queen of Antiquity joins Alex and Alina for a Q&A session. Mary Beard tackles your questions with tales of plagues, Pompeii, parenting and porn. Find out about the Roman equivalent of Trip Advisor, how to swear in Latin, why gin and tonic fixes everything, and why personal grooming during a pandemic is for wimps.
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5 years ago
Really enjoyed this, well done
5 years ago
best podcast yet