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Feb 2020
27m 28s

Ovid

Bbc Radio 4
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Join Natalie Haynes and guests for half an hour of comedy and the Classics from the BBC Radio Theatre in London. Natalie is a reformed comedian who is a little bit obsessive about Ancient Greece and Rome. She stands up in the name of Roman poet, Ovid. Expect frottage at the races, Greek myths from a female perspective, and enough inspiration for painters, writers and sculptures to last a couple of millenia.

With special guests:

Llewelyn Morgan Michael Squire Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2016.

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