Bestselling author, stand-up comedian, and broadcaster Natalie Haynes is the closest thing the world of classical academia has to a rock star. Haynes read Classics at Cambridge University before ...

Stone Blind does its best to change that, reframing Medusa’s story as one of a young woman deeply wronged by a patriarchal society more interested in propping up the success of the dim, bro-y ...

Emily Wilson's new translation of The Iliad offers fresh insights into an ancient text – she discusses Homer's epic poem with the author Natalie Haynes.

Natalie Haynes returns with a new series of sparkling stories from the ancient world which shed light on the world today. Cleopatra was a brilliant politician, a ruthless leader and a massive ...

Natalie Haynes is the author, most recently, of the novel “Stone Blind,” about Medusa, and the host of the BBC podcast “Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics.” ...

Natalie Haynes swapped the macho world of comedy for the male-dominated world of the classics and became one of our most acclaimed writers, retelling ancient myths from a feminist perspective.

Natalie is joined by Professor Llewelyn Morgan and comedian Robin Ince to discover what we can learn about the poet and his readers from his work, and if he can still make us laugh. Spoiler: he can.

With guests Edith Hall and Adam Rutherford, Natalie also takes advice from comedian Al Murray. 'Rock star mythologist’ and reformed stand-up Natalie Haynes is obsessed with the ancient world.