Against the Lore

In which we go behind bars to speak to prison learners who studied an ancient history course - the first ancient history course ever taught in a prison. We hear from the prisoners, the professors, and the prison staff about how the course transformed the inmates' communication skills, proving that a classical education goes far beyond Latin and Greek.

The second episode in our double bill celebrating the publication of Caroline Lawrence's Pantheon. In this episode, we talk about our favourite heroes and heroines - and our least favourite. Who's your favourite hero or heroine from Greek mythology?

To celebrate the launch of Caroline Lawrence's new book, we've created this special two part series! Today, Caroline joins us as we all discuss our favourite gods and goddesses. Don't forget to order Caroline's new book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pantheon-Illustrated-Handbook-Greek-Goddesses/dp/1781579490/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LNKO27CS5QBW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QTJetO5ZMX2RMX_ToDAHWl6gdQqqRfmQtxPOi0A1CQ8aVNwaA75kzgckv9O0UshUyLpen_2q2_kBGpHJ1CiRiFzk_Lcq_SnCEra5l35Cux1COh5LMAJKmNcUJ_TdJiRm.oZVuEwsgG3VYeGlSnC0LBRv_sd9-FtO9Mzcybh4jBZM&dib_tag=se&keywords=caroline+lawrence+pantheon&qid=1723301767&sprefix=caroline+lawrence+pantheon%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1

In which we revisit our favourite things from all of our eight seasons - because this will be the last of our regular content for the foreseeable :'( We'd like to say a huge thank you to all of our lovely listeners and supporters and we hope that you'll look out for some of the other outreach projects we have in the pipeline! It's not the end of Against the Lore - just the end of the podcast. Goodbye for now <3

In which we are joined by Dr Kate Cook and Dr Jane Draycott, experts on classical videogames! Flo, Kate and Jane pitch their favourite videogames set in the ancient world to Meg and Zenia, who are totally new to gaming.