Mr Keen and Mr Watkins

BGS Classics Podcast

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A podcast designed to help you learn and revise for your Latin, Greek and Class Civ courses. So far, we have: 1. GCSE Class Civ: Myth and Religion 2. GCSE Class Civ: Homeric World 3. A level Class Civ: Love and Relationships 4. A level Class Civ: Invention of the Barbarian 5. "Jumping off points": special guests join us to talk about Classical Civilisation and the multiplicity of links to the rest of history, literature, religion, and society.

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Mr Keen and Mr Watkins

Episodes

Special Guest: Charlie Pearson on the Persian Wars, the Crusades, and the role of conflict in shaping cultural identity 01.04.2025 35:51

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Bristol Grammar School Classics Podcast , Andy Keen and Dan Watkins are joined by historian and educator Charlie Pearson for a rich and thought-provoking discussion exploring the Persian Wars, the Crusades, and the role of conflict in shaping cultural identity. The episode opens with a question of directions—East versus West—and quickly turns to deeper theme...

Special Guest: Colin Wadey on the nature of religion in the ancient and modern world 25.03.2025 44:48

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Bristol Grammar School Classics Podcast, Andy Keen and Dan Watkins are joined by Colin Wadey, teacher of Philosophy and Ethics, for a wide-ranging discussion on the nature of religion in the ancient and modern world. The conversation explores the differences—and similarities—between Greek and Roman polytheism and the monotheistic traditions of Judaism and Ch...

Special Guest: Eva Yemenakis on Sappho, Ovid, meaning and context in literature 18.03.2025 34:08

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Bristol Grammar School Classics Podcast, Dan Watkins and Andy Keen are joined by Eva Yemenakis, an English teacher, to explore Sappho and Ovid—two of the most intriguing and influential poets of the ancient world. The discussion delves into Sappho’s fragmentary poetry, the ways in which scholars have interpreted (and misinterpreted) her work, and the paralle...

Special Guest: David Briggs on Homer's Odyssey and The Odyssey Complex 11.03.2025 43:38

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the BGS Classics Podcast, Mr. Watkins and Mr. Keen welcome poet and teacher David Briggs to discuss his latest collection, The Odyssey Complex and Other Poems. The conversation delves into Homer’s Odyssey, midlife reflections, and the role of poetry in shaping and reshaping identity. David shares insights into his writing process, the themes that emerged from hi...

A Level Invention of the Barbarian 1.6 Reality of Persia 11.02.2025 48:35

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar school to help Class Civ pupils to revise for their Invention of the Barbarian component. 1.6 Reality of Persia

A Level Invention of the Barbarian 1.5 Historical Barbarians 04.02.2025 36:07

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar school to help Class Civ pupils to revise for their Invention of the Barbarian component. 1.5 Historical Barbarians

A Level Invention of the Barbarian 1.3 Greeks and Barbarians 21.01.2025 31:15

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar school to help Class Civ pupils to revise for their Invention of the Barbarian component. 1.3 Greeks and Barbarians

A Level Invention of the Barbarian 1.4 Mythical Barbarians 21.01.2025 36:37

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar school to help Class Civ pupils to revise for their Invention of the Barbarian component. 1.4 Mythical Barbarians

A Level Invention of the Barbarian 1.1 Greek Identity 14.01.2025 11:56

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar school to help Class Civ pupils to revise for their Invention of the Barbarian component. 1.1 Greek Identity

A Level Invention of the Barbarian 1.2 Persian Wars and Greek (Dis)Unity 14.01.2025 35:02

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar school to help Class Civ pupils to revise for their Invention of the Barbarian component. 1.2 Persian Wars and Greek (Dis)Unity

A Level Love and Relationships 1.4 Sappho 30.10.2024 58:27

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help A level Class Civ pupils to revise for their Love and Relationship component. 1.4 Sappho

A Level Love and Relationships 1.5 Ovid 30.10.2024 34:04

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help A level Class Civ pupils to revise for their Love and Relationship component. 1.5 Ovid

A level Love and Relationships 1.1 Men and Women 23.10.2024 48:04

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help A level Class Civ pupils to revise for their Love and Relationship component. 1.1 Men and Women

A level Love and Relationships 1.2 Plato on Love and Desire 23.10.2024 39:45

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help A level Class Civ pupils to revise for their Love and Relationship component. 1.2 Plato on Love and Desire

A level Love and Relationships 1.3 Seneca on Love and Desire 23.10.2024 21:28

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help A level Class Civ pupils to revise for their Love and Relationship component. 1.3 Seneca on Love and Desire

GCSE 2.8 Key Characters (Odyssey) 29.04.2022 31:36

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics. 2.8 Key Characters (Homer's Odyssey)

GCSE 2.7 Character of Odysseus 29.04.2022 17:02

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics. 2.7 The Character of Odysseus (Homer's Odyssey)

GCSE 2.5 Literary Techniques and Composition 27.03.2020 45:02

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics. 2.5 - Literary Techniques and Composition (Homer's Odyssey)

GCSE 2.6 Themes 27.03.2020 20:40

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics. 2.6 Themes (Homer's Odyssey)

GCSE 2.4 Tombs, Graves and Burial 18.03.2020 16:53

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics. 2.4 - Tombs, Graves and Burial

GCSE 2.3 Decorative Arts 12.03.2020 16:09

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics. 2.3 - Decorative Arts

GCSE 2.1 Key Sites (Mycenae, Tiryns, Troy) 12.03.2020 19:20

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics. 2.1 Key Sites (Mycenae, Tiryns, Troy)

GCSE 2.2 Life in the Mycenaean Age 12.03.2020 21:40

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics. 2.2 - Life in the Mycenaean Age

GCSE 1.8 Journeying to the Underworld 12.03.2020 16:27

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics. 1.8 - Journeying to the Underworld

GCSE 1.1 The Gods 25.02.2020 39:59

Send us Fan Mail A podcast by DJ Watkins and AJ Keen of Bristol Grammar School to help GCSE Class Civ pupils to revise for their Myth and Religion and Homeric World topics. 1.1 The Gods