The Classics Podcast

From the waters of Aquamarine Immortal , we now descend deep to the Underworld and the river Lethe... to meet a couple of heroes bingeing on Netflix. Every Night is Movie Night When You're Dead was written by Ian Rory and was awarded second place in the 'Open' (aged 19+) category, with the theme 'Troy'.  This episode was narrated by Dr Alex McAuley (Cardiff University; Honorary Secretary of t...

#2 The Aquamarine Immortal, is the first story in our Elements theme and it was written by Evie Amira Morgan who was the winner of the Junior (aged 11 and under) category where the theme was 'Myths'. The story was narrated by Professor Sharon Marshall . Sharon is an Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter and the Chair of the Classical Association Teaching B...

EPIC: Modern Writers, Ancient Stories is a compilation of short stories written by entrants in the 2022 Classical Association Creative Writing Competition, inspired by Stephen Fry's trilogy Mythos , Heroes and Troy .  For the next six weeks, we will be releasing a brand-new story influenced by the ancient world every day, read by a different narrator - make sure you hit 'follow' or 'subscribe...

Stephen Fry narrates the winning story in the Classical Association 2022 Creative Writing Competition.  "Fate's Engine" ©MadeleineFriedlein Read the other category winning stories here: https://classicalassociation.org/competition/ Please give us a follow on Spotify and on IG: https://www.instagram.com/theclassicalpod/  Season 1 coming soon!