Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics Series 12 Episodes Episode guide

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1. Roman True Crime

   6/7 Natalie takes on a truly cold case, the unsolved murder of a woman in 2nd-century Rome.

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   Fri 4 Sep 2026 21:00

   BBC Radio 4
2. The Argonautica

   5/7 Natalie narrates Jason and the Argonauts' epic quest to find the Golden Fleece.

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   Thu 27 Aug 2026 09:00

   BBC Radio 4
3. Hypatia

   4/7 The Greek mathematician and philosopher who vanished from history because she was a woman.

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   Thursday 09:00

   BBC Radio 4
4. The Oracle at Delphi

   3/7 Natalie offers a helpful guide to using the Oracle to get answers to your big questions.
5. Nero

   2/7 Did the Boy Emperor in fact fiddle while Rome burned?
6. Alexandria: The Science

   Natalie's joined by Islam Issa and Adam Rutherford to reveal stellar scientific inventions