Cultural depictions of Theseus
Theseus and the Minotaur is a type of logic maze designed by Robert Abbott. In this maze, the player acts as Theseus, the king of Athens who is attempting to escape the Labyrinth.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas behind Shakespeare's comedy with its intertwining plots of royal marriage, crossed lovers, quarreling fairies and rude mechanicals
18 April 2019
Featuring: Helen Hackett, Tom Healy, Alison Findlay
Plutarch's Parallel Lives
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of the influential Greek biographer Plutarch who compared and contrasted famous Romans and Greeks in pairs to reveal their inner lives
19 December 2024
Featuring: Judith Mossman, Andrew Erskine, Paul Cartledge