University of Oxford Podcasts: Faculty of Classics

University of Oxford Podcasts: Faculty of Classics

Oxford has the largest Classics department in the world, with unparalleled teaching, library and museum resources and a range of extracurricular activities, including performances of Greek plays and various societies.

#		Episode Title	Description	People	Date
1	Creative Commons	APGRD/TORCH panel discussion of 'We Are Not Princesses'	Nur Laiq (TORCH Global South Visiting Fellow), Hal Scardino (producer) and Fiona Macintosh (APGRD) discuss We Are Not Princesses, a documentary about Syrian women living as refugees in Beirut telling their stories through the ancient Greek play, Antigone.	Fiona Macintosh, Nur Laiq, Hal Scardino	18 Jun 2019
2	Creative Commons	'The Mask of a Very Definite Purpose': Edith Wharton and the Classics	The annual Classics & English lecture given in May 2019: Isobel Hurst (Goldsmiths) discusses Edith Wharton and the Classics.	Isobel Hurst	03 Jun 2019
3	Creative Commons	Homer and the Discovery of the Pacific	An APGRD public lecture given in May 2019: Henry Power (Exeter) discusses Homeric resonances in the work of Alexander Pope, John Keats, and Thom Gunn.	Henry Power	21 May 2019
4		Diversifying Greek Tragedy on the Contemporary US Stage	Melinda Powers (CUNY) discusses modern American adaptations of Greek tragedy.	Melinda Powers	10 Apr 2019
5		Martin West Memorial Lecture 2019 - Perspectivism and the Homeric simile - Prof Stephen Halliwell	Martin West Memorial Lecture 2019	Stephen Halliwell	03 Apr 2019
6	Creative Commons	The Dancer and the Ubermarionette: Duncan, Craig and Modernist Performance	An APGRD / DANSOX public lecture given in February 2019: Olga Taxidou (Edinburgh) discusses the work of Isadora Duncan and Edward Gordon Craig.	Olga Taxidou	25 Mar 2019
7	Creative Commons	Classics and Social Justice	An APGRD public lecture in October 2017: Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz (Hamilton College) tells us about her work bringing Classics into prisons.	Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz	20 Mar 2019
8	Creative Commons	The Politics of Greece's Theatrical Revolution, ca. 500 - ca. 300 BCE	An APGRD public lecture given in April 2018: Peter Wilson (Sydney) discusses the relationship between Greek theatre and politics.	Peter Wilson	20 Mar 2019
9	Creative Commons	Gestures and Postures: the construction and reception of the tragic in Jean-Georges Noverre's dance-drama Agamemnon Vengé	An APGRD / DANSOX public seminar given in November 2018: Nicole Haitzinger (Salzburg) discusses Noverre's use of gesture and the tragic.	Nicole Haitzinger	20 Mar 2019
10		Tragedy's Endurance	An APGRD public lecture from March 2018: Erika Fischer-Lichte (Freie Universität Berlin) speaks on the subject of her recent book, Tragedy's Endurance.	Erika Fischer-Lichte	19 Mar 2019
11	Creative Commons	Emily Wilson: A Reading	A public reading at the APGRD from November 2017: Emily Wilson (University of Pennsylvania), discusses and reads from her new translation of Homer's Odyssey.	Emily Wilson	19 Mar 2019
12		Josephine Balmer: A Reading	Poet, classical translator, research scholar and literary critic, Josephine Balmer reads from her latest collection, The Paths of Survival - inspired by the surviving fragments of Aeschylus's lost tragedy, Myrmidons.	Josephine Balmer	13 Mar 2019
13	Creative Commons	Likely Terpsichore? (Fragments), a solo durational dance work	Created by APGRD Artist in Residence Marie-Louise Crawley	Marie-Louise Crawley	04 Dec 2018
14		The Gaisford Lecture 2018: The Greeks and a short long History of the Joke - Dr Nick Lowe	Gaisford Lecture 2018	Nick Lowe	27 Jun 2018
15	Creative Commons	The Fowler Lecture 2018: Livy's Faliscan schoolmaster (5.26-7)	The Fowler Lecture 2018 delivered by Professor Christina Kraus 'Livy's Faliscan schoolmaster (5.26-7)'.	Christina Kraus	18 Jun 2018
16		VoxPop 2: Christmas	Episode 2 of VoxPop, the Oxford Classics Podcast	Gail Trimble, Emma Searle, Jas Elsner, Dominic Dalglish	05 Jan 2018
17		VoxPop 1: Ovid 2000	Episode 1 of VoxPop, where we explore the works and influence of the Roman poet Ovid, 2000 years after his death.	Qasim Alli, Marchella Ward, Oren Margolis, Jim Harris	20 Dec 2017
18	Creative Commons	The Fowler Lecture 2017: Fragmentations and Forgettings: (An)atomizing Classics in English Modernist Fiction David Scourfield	The 2017 Fowler Lecture, delivered by Professor David Scourfield of Maynooth University.	David Scourfield	13 Nov 2017
19		Late Gandharan Chronology: The 3rd to 6th Century Period, Concluding Discussion	Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 6, 24th March 2017) with Dr. Kurt Behrendt and Peter Stewart	Kurt Behrendt, Peter Stewart	25 Jul 2017
20		On the Chronology of Stupa Relic Practice in Afghanistan and Dharmarajika, Pakistan, and its Implications for the rise of Popularity of Image Cult, How Can We Use Inscriptions to Help us Date Gandhāran Art?	Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 4a, 24th March 2017) with Wannaporn Rienjang, Stefan Baums	Wannaporn Rienjang, Stefan Baums	25 Jul 2017
21		Welcome and Introduction, Numismatic Evidence and the Date of Kanishka, Buddhist Art’s Late Bloomer: The Genius and Influence of Gandhara	Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 1, 23rd March 2017) with Dr. Peter Stewart, Joe Cribb and Prof. Monika Zin	Peter Stewart, Joe Cribb, Monika Zin	25 Jul 2017
22		Recent Archaeological Excavations and their Relevance to Chronology	Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 2, 23rd March 2017) with Dr. Abdul Samad, Anna Filigenzi, Luca Olivieri.	Abdul Samad, Anna Filigenzi, Luca Olivieri	25 Jul 2017
23		On Some Similarities between Gandharan Toilet-Trays and the Earliest Buddhist Art of Northern India	Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 3, 23rd March 2017) with Prof. Ciro Lo Muzio	Ciro Lo Muzio	25 Jul 2017
24		The Maker’s Share in the Making of the Greek City	The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Dr. Alain Duplouy	Alain Duplouy	25 Jul 2017
25		Individuality and Innovation in Greek Sculpture: A View from the Athenian Agora	The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Prof. Andrew Stewart	Andrew Stewart	25 Jul 2017
26		Craft Apprenticeships and Multi-Craft Competencies in Classical Antiquity	The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Dr. Eleni Hasani.	Eleni Hasaki	25 Jul 2017
27		Transmission and Transformation of the Visual Repertoire: The Vase-Painter’s Choices	The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Prof. François Lissarrague	Francois Lissarrague	25 Jul 2017
28		Working the Makers or Making the Workers? Agency and Status in Athenian Sculpture	The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (26th September 2016) with Dr. Helle Hochscheid	Helle Hochscheid	25 Jul 2017
29		Response	The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Dr. Jas Elsner	Jas Elsner	25 Jul 2017
30		Collingwood, Agency, and the Archaeological Imagination: Style as Intention in Late Classical Attic Sculpture	The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (26th September 2016) with Prof. Peter Schultz	Peter Schultz	25 Jul 2017
31		The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art: Welcome and Introduction	The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (26th September 2016) with Dr. Peter Stewart	Peter Stewart	25 Jul 2017
32		The Foundry Cup	The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Dr. Serafina Cuomo.	Serafina Cuomo	25 Jul 2017
33		Beware of Athenians Signing Pots	The Maker's Share in Ancient Greek Art (27th September 2016) with Dr. Thomas Mannack.	Thomas Mannack	25 Jul 2017
34		The Gaisford Lecture 2017: Was Anacreon more inclined to lust or drunkenness?	Professor Hans Bernsdorff gives the 2017 Gaisford Lecture.	Hans Bernsdorff	13 Jun 2017
35		Positioning Gandharan Buddhas in Chronology: Significant Coordinates and Anomalies	Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 5, 24th March 2017) with Juhyung Rhi.	Juhyung Rhi	05 Jun 2017
36		Is it Appropriate to Ask a Celestial Lady's Age?	Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 4b, 24th March 2017) with Robert Bracey.	Robert Bracey	05 Jun 2017
37		On Some Similarities between Gandharan Toilet-Trays and the Earliest Buddhist Art of Northern India	Problems of Chronology in Gandharan Art (Session 3, 23rd March 2017) with Ciro Lo Muzio.	Ciro Lo Muzio	05 Jun 2017
38		Style as a Fragment of the Ancient World: A View from the Iron Age Levant and Assyria	Classical Art Research Centre Special Lecture, 8th May 2017. With Marian Feldman.	Marian Feldman	05 Jun 2017
39		Director Wayne Jordan discusses Oedipus (Abbey Theatre 2015)	The Abbey Theatre's artistic director Wayne Jordan talks to Professor Fiona Macintosh, about his acclaimed 2015 production of Sophocles' Oedipus.	Wayne Jordan, Fiona Macintosh	03 May 2017
40		Bodies and Texts: Attitudes towards Ancient Tragedy	Professor Ruth Webb (Université Charles-de-Gaulle Lille III), examines attitudes towards tragedy from the Second Sophistic to Late Antiquity	Ruth Webb	10 Jan 2017
41		The Gaisford Lecture 2016: Transmitting Tragedy	The Gaisford Lecture 2016: Transmitting Tragedy, delivered by Patrick Finglass	Patrick Finglass	02 Nov 2016
42		Macedonian Lawgiver Kings and the Young: ΝΕΟΤΗΣ ΓΕΓΥΜΝΑΣΜΕΝΗ: The David Lewis Lecture 2016	The 2016 David Lewis Memorial Lecture, delivered by Professor Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos of the International Hellenic University. Introduced by Robert Parker.	Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos, Robert Parker	31 Oct 2016
43	Creative Commons	Frank McGuinness in conversation with Fiona Macintosh	Acclaimed playwright Frank McGuinness talks with Fiona Macintosh about his work adapting Greek tragedies for modern theatre, particularly Antigone and Medea.	Frank McGuinness, Fiona Macintosh	11 Aug 2016
44	Creative Commons	Jonathan Kent in conversation with Fiona Macintosh	Director Jonathan Kent discusses his work with Greek tragedies, including Medea with Diana Rigg in 1992-1994; Hecuba with Clare Higgins in 2004; and Oedipus with Ralph Fiennes in 2008 at the National Theatre.	Jonathan Kent, Fiona Macintosh	11 Aug 2016
45		The Oresteia at the Globe Theatre (2015)	Director, Adele Thomas, and playwright / translator, Rory Mullarkey, talk about their production of Aeschylus' Oresteia at the Globe Theatre, London in 2015	Adele Thomas, Rory Mullarkey	11 Aug 2016
46		E. M. Forster’s Tragic Interior - David Scourfield	David Scourfield, of Maynooth University, discusses E. M. Forster's relationship with Greek tragedy in the APGRD's second, annual Classics and English Lecture	David Scourfield	10 Aug 2016
47		Medea, a performance history (ebook version)	A free to download, interactive/multimedia ebook by the APGRD, on the production history of Euripides' tragedy Medea	Fiona Macintosh; Claire Kenward; Tom Wrobel	09 Aug 2016
48		Ian Rickson on Sophocles' Electra	Director Ian Rickson talks about his 2014 production of Sophocles' Electra at the Old Vic, London, starring Kristin Scott Thomas as Electra	Ian Rickson	09 Aug 2016
49		Marina Carr in conversation with Fiona Macintosh	Playwright Marina Carr discusses her adaptation of Euripides' Hecuba, which premiered at the RSC in 2015, and her long-standing relationship with Greek Tragedy	Marina Carr, Fiona Macintosh	09 Aug 2016
50		Gwyneth Lewis on Writing Clytemnestra	Poet and playwright, Gwyneth Lewis discusses her relationship with Greek tragedy and her play Clytemnestra.	Gwyneth Lewis	09 Aug 2016
51		Helen McCrory discusses Medea with Edith Hall	Actor Helen McCrory talks about her role in the acclaimed 2014 production of Euripides' Medea at the National Theatre	Helen McCrory, Edith Hall	09 Aug 2016
52		Alumni Day 2015 - Microscopic and Macroscopic. Rhythmic prose and historical themes in Plutarch's 'Lives' and Appian's 'Civil Wars'	Gregory Hutchinson on rhythmic prose and historical themes in Plutarch's 'Lives' and Appian's 'Civil Wars'	Gregory Hutchinson	20 Jul 2016
53		Alumni Day 2015 - Rosetta, Philae and Beyond: Decoding Ancient Texts in the Digital Age	Rosetta, Philae and Beyond: Decoding Ancient Texts in the Digital Age.	Alan Bowman	10 Jun 2016
54	Creative Commons	The Don Fowler Lecture 2016: Interpretation and the Metaphor of Authority	The 2016 Don Fowler Memorial Lecture, delivered by Professor Alison Sharrock of the University of Manchester.	Alison Sharrock	06 Jun 2016
55		The Power of 7 - The Campaign for graduate scholarships in Classics at Oxford	The Power of 7 - The Campaign for graduate scholarships in Classics at Oxford	Teresa Morgan, Chris de L'isle, Jane Masséglia	03 Jul 2015
56		The Gaisford 2015 Lecture: Pearls before Swine? The Past & Future of Greek	The Gaisford 2015 Lecture: Pearls before Swine? The Past & Future of Greek	Edith Hall	09 Jun 2015
57		The Sybille Haynes Lecture 2015: Pirates of Populonia? The Myth of Etruscan Piracy in the Mediterranean	The Sybille Haynes Lecture 2015: Pirates of Populonia? The Myth of Etruscan Piracy in the Mediterranean	Jean Turfa	27 May 2015
58		The Don Fowler Lecture 2015: The Philosopher as Epic Hero: Augustan Poetry in Seneca's Letters	The Don Fowler Lecture 2015: The Philosopher as Epic Hero: Augustan Poetry in Seneca's Letters	Catharine Edwards	19 May 2015
59		Digital Classics: Sharing the Wealth: Numismatics in a World of Linked Open Data	Digital Classics: Sharing the Wealth: Numismatics in a World of Linked Open Data	Andrew Meadows	30 Apr 2015
60	Creative Commons	Fragmentary Prose Authors in Athenaeus of Naucratis	Fragmentary Prose Authors in Athenaeus of Naucratis	S. Douglas Olson	01 Apr 2015
61		APGRD Lecture: Gwyneth Lewis on Clytemnestra	Gwyneth Lewis on Clytemnestra	Gwyneth Lewis	11 Mar 2015
62		Digital Classics: Trismegistos: A Tool for the Study of the Ancient World	Trismegistos: A Tool for the Study of the Ancient World	Mark Depauw	04 Mar 2015
63		Digital Classics: The Digital Marmor Parium	The Digital Marmor Parium	Monica Berti	04 Mar 2015
64		Digital Classics: Bringing People Together: Standards for Networking Ancient Prosopographies	Bringing People Together: Standards for Networking Ancient Prosopographies	Gabriel Bodard	04 Mar 2015
65	Creative Commons	Digital Classics: The Europeana Best Practice Network of Ancient Greek and Latin Epigraphy	The Europeana Best Practice Network of Ancient Greek and Latin Epigraphy	Pietro Liuzzo	10 Feb 2015
66		Digital Classics: What is the TEI? And Why Should I Care?	What is the TEI? And Why Should I Care?	James Cummings	02 Feb 2015
67		Digital Classics: Mapping the Ancient World: Countercartography, Networks and Bottomless Maps	Mapping the Ancient World: Countercartography, Networks and Bottomless Maps	Elton Barker	02 Feb 2015
68		Helen of Troy – myth or reality?	Dr Bettany Hughes delivers her lecture - "Helen of Troy – myth or reality?" as part of the Classics Alumni Day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz"	Bettany Hughes	09 Jun 2014
69		Islam: Executioner or Heir of Antiquity	Tom Holland delivers his lecture - "Islam: Executioner or Heir of Antiquity" as part of the Classics Alumni Day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz"	Tom Holland	09 Jun 2014
70	Creative Commons	Oxford Classics and the wider world	Mai Musié delivers her lecture - "Oxford Classics and the wider world" as part of the Classics Alumni Day - "From Helen to the Hijaz"	Mai Musié	09 Jun 2014
71		Why Classical Reception - Classics Alumni Day 15th March 2014	Dr Fiona Macintosh delivers her lecture "Why Classical Reception" as part of the Classics Alumni Day - "From Helen to The Hijaz"	Fiona Macintosh	09 Jun 2014
72	Creative Commons	Grants for Schools Starting Classics - Classics Alumni Day 15th March 2014	Nicholas Barber CBE, Chairman of Classics for All delivers his lecture "Grants for Schools Starting Classics" as part of the Classics Alumni Day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz"	Nicholas Barber	09 Jun 2014
73	Creative Commons	Matters of Perception in Latin Poetry and Philosophy - Classics Alumni Day 15th March 2014	Prof Tobias Reinhardt delivers his lecture - "Matters of Perception in Latin Poetry and Philosophy" as part of the Alumni day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz"	Tobias Reinhardt	09 Jun 2014
74	Creative Commons	The Roman Empire's New Place in the World - Classics Alumni Day 15th March 2014	Prof Nicholas Purcell delivers his lecture "The Roman Empire's New Place in the World" as part of the Alumni day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz"	Nicholas Purcell	09 Jun 2014
75	Creative Commons	Studying Classical Gems - Classics Alumni Day 15th March 2014	Prof Sir John Boardman delivers his lecture on "Studying Classics Gems" as part of the Alumni day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz"	John Boardman	09 Jun 2014
76		The Haynes Lecture 2014: Runes and Amber. The Etruscans as Mediators Between the Classical World and Central Europe	Prof. Larissa Bonfante, New York University, delivers the 2014 Haynes Lecture. Held at The Ioannou School for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University. Introduced by Prof. Bert Smith.	Larissa Bonfante, Bert Smith	05 Jun 2014
77	Creative Commons	Jonathan Kent in conversation with Fiona Macintosh	English theatre and opera director Jonathan Kent talks with Fiona Macintosh about his work with Greek tragedies.	Jonathan Kent, Fiona Macintosh	09 Dec 2013
78		Classics Course II: Of Course It's For You	Tim Whitmarsh gives a talk for the Classics Open Day held on 16th March 2013 about doing a Classics degree at Oxford.	Tim Whitmarsh	10 Apr 2013
79		Adventures with Hercules	Dr Llewelyn Morgan gives a talk for the Classics Open Day, held on 16th March 2013.	Llewelyn Morgan	10 Apr 2013
80		How to be Augustus: Escaping one's past	Professor Chris Pelling give s a talk for the Classics Open Day, helpd on 16th March 2013.	Chris Pelling	10 Apr 2013
81		To boldly go: Greek exploration from wife-eaters to counting cows	Dr Katherine Clarke gives a talk for the Classics Open Day, held on 15th March 2013.	Katherine Clarke	10 Apr 2013
82	Creative Commons	The Haynes Lecture 2011: Tombs and Palaces in Archaic Etruria and Latium	Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Prayon, University of Tübingen, Germany delivers the 2011 Haynes Lecture. Held at The Ioannou School for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University. Introduced by Prof. Bert Smith.	Friedhelm Prayon, Bert Smith	17 Jun 2011
83	Creative Commons	The Gaisford Lecture 2011: The Reader in Greek Literature	Held at The Ioannou School for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University. Introduced by Prof. Christopher Pelling.	Thomas A Schmitz	17 Jun 2011
84	Creative Commons	Who Translates and for Whom?	Fourth part of the What is Translation Podcast series. In this part, the question of who is best placed to translate classic texts; academics, poets, dramatists and who is best placed to receive the translation, students, scholars or the general public.	Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick	27 Jul 2010
85	Creative Commons	Can Poetry be Translated?	Third part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether poetry be translated. Is there something within the original that is lost in the translation?	Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick	27 Jul 2010
86	Creative Commons	Is there ever a Faithful Translation?	Second part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether there can be a faithful translation; does the act of translating a text change the meaning of the original is discussed.	Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick	27 Jul 2010
87	Creative Commons	Is there a Core to Translation?	First part of the What is Translation podcast series looking at translation of classical texts. In this part, the question of whether there is a core to translation; is there a central guiding idea to translation is discussed.	Oliver Taplin, Lorna Hardwick	27 Jul 2010
88	Creative Commons	Treasures of Oxford - Athenian Wine Drinking Cup	Sir John Boardman talks about a wine drinking cup made in Ancient Athens; he also talks about what we can learn from it about Ancient Greek culture and the kind of lifestyle the Greeks had.	John Boardman	11 Mar 2010
89	Creative Commons	Introduction to Art of the Ancient World	Donna Kurtz and Sir John Boardman talk about Sir John's life, his career and experiences as a classical scholar and also the relationship works of art from different cultures around the ancient world have with one another.	John Boardman, Donna Kurtz	11 Mar 2010
90	Creative Commons	Research in Classical Archaeology	Discussion between Sir John Boardman and Donna Kurtz on the subject of being classical archaeology researchers and academics and some of the challenges and opportunities they face.	John Boardman, Donna Kurtz	11 Mar 2010
91	Creative Commons	Is Tragedy still Alive?	Discussion on whether tragedy still exists in modern culture, whether in films, modern theatre or and other creative arts.	Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings	01 Mar 2010
92	Creative Commons	Does Tragedy Teach?	Third dialogue on the nature of tragedy where they talk about whether tragic theatre teaches people, and if it does, how and what does it teach?	Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings	01 Mar 2010
93	Creative Commons	What does Tragedy do for People?	A discussion of what the use of tragedy is, and whether the emotional experience of tragic theatre is simply a passing thrill or a vital part of life.	Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings	01 Mar 2010
94	Creative Commons	Defining Tragedy	First dialogue between Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings on tragedy: they discuss what 'tragedy' means, from its origins in Greek culture to philosophical notions of what tragedy and tragic drama are.	Oliver Taplin, Joshua Billings	01 Mar 2010
95	Creative Commons	Adapting Greek Tragedy	Fiona Macintosh talks with distinguished playwright Frank McGuinness about his work in adapting Greek tragedies for modern theatre, particularly Antigone and The Medea.	Fiona Macintosh, Frank McGuinness	28 Jan 2010
96		Reception of Classical Literature in the 20th Century	Dr Fiona Macintosh gives a lecture on the classical literature and its reception in the 20th Century. In particular, the Odyssey, the Medea and Oedipus Rex. Part of the OxBridge Classics Conference for Schools.	Fiona Macintosh	22 Apr 2009
97		Roman Comedy: A funny thing happened...	Peter Brown gives his lecture on Roman Comedy. Part of the OxBridge Classics Conference for Schools lecture series.	Peter Brown	22 Apr 2009
98		Oliver Taplin on Classics	Professor Oliver Taplin, an authority on classics and the performance of ancient drama, talks about the subject and his research.	Oliver Taplin, Oliver Lewis	22 Apr 2009