Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Rosie Wyles

Lecturer in Classical History and Literature at the University of Kent

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CulturePlays adapted into operasPlays set in ancient GreeceGreek plays adapted into filmsPlays based on classical mythologyTheban mythology

  1. The Bacchae

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great tragedy by Euripides, where Dionysus takes revenge on Thebans who denied his divinity, their king torn to shreds by his mother.

    18 March 2021

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    Also featuring: Edith Hall, Emily Wilson

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    CulturePlays adapted into operasPlays set in ancient GreeceGreek plays adapted into filmsPlays based on classical mythologyTheban mythology