FRIENDS OF BASRAH MUSEUM - A Conversation with Sir Terence Clark

Maddalena Italia & Mélissa Pires Da Silva: On Sanskrit Erotic Poetry Date of episode recording: 2023-11-23T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:29:32 Language of episode: English Presenter:Melissa Pires Da Silva Guests: Maddalena Italia Producer: Melissa Pires Da Silva

Maddalena Italia & Mélissa Pires Da Silva: On Sanskrit Erotic Poetry Date of episode recording: 2023-11-23T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:29:32 Language of episode: English Presenter:Melissa Pires Da Silva Guests: Maddalena Italia Producer: Melissa Pires Da Silv

In the Second Episode of Season Two Professor Mark Weeden talks about his current research across the Cuneiform World from hieroglyphic inscriptions discovered in Turkey to cuneiform tablets found in Iraq. You can see more about Prof. Weeden at the Departmental People page. Transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/sites/classics/files/markweedentranscript.docx Date of episode recording: 2022-03-13T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:27:20 Language of episode: English Presenter:Sofia Bongiovanni Guests: Dr. Mark Weeden Producer: Mélissa Pires Da Silva

Season Two begins with a discussion with Prof. Phiroze Vasunia who talks about his new inter-institution research project ‘Comparative Classics, Greece, Rome, and India’. You can see more about Prof. Vasunia at the Departmental People page and more on the project is situated on the Departmental Research pages. Transcript link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/sites/classics/files/phiroze_podcast_transcript.docx Date of episode recording: 2022-01-13T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:30:14 Language of episode: English Presenter:Mélissa Pires Da Silva Guests: Prof. Phiroze Vasunia Producer: Giovanna Di Martino

(Mis)understanding heroes: from Achilles to Superman In this episode, we embark on an exciting journey as Antony bills Achilles alongside Superman. Transcript link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/sites/classics/files/makrinospodcasttranscript.docx Date of episode recording: 2021-11-25T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:30:11 Language of episode: English Presenter:Mateen Arghandehpour Guests: Dr. Antony Makrinos Producer: Sofia Bongiovanni

In this episode, Marta speaks about the political dimensions and implications, past and present, of Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things. Transcription link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/sites/classics/files/marta_podcast_transcription_revised.docx Date of episode recording: 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:20:06 Language of episode: 00:20:06 Presenter:Giovanna Di Martino Guests: Marta Martín Díaz Producer: Sofia Bongiovanni

In this episode, Melissa explores the reception of Homer and Virgil, and the concept of 'family' in their epics, in 20th-century Germany and France. Transcription link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/sites/classics/files/family_in_broch_and_giraudouxs_receptions_of_the_homeric_and_virgilian_epics_transcript.docx Date of episode recording: 2021-06-28T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:20:43 Language of episode: English Presenter:Sofia Bongiovanni Guests: Melissa Pires da Silva Producer: Sofia Bongiovanni

In this episode Sofia takes us on a journey through the world of Seneca's tragedies. Transcription link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/sites/classics/files/episode_2_ucl_podcast.docx Date of episode recording: 2021-04-28T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:23:42 Language of episode: English Presenter:Mateen Arghandehpour Guests: Sofia Bongiovanni Producer: Sofia Bongiovanni

Welcome to this new podcast series featuring the research of UCL's staff and students on fascinating topics relating to the ancient world. In this episode Mateen speaks about the relationships between Greece and Persia during the Persian Wars, particularly focusing on the role played by religion. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/ancient-world-new-voices Transcription link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/sites/classics/files/episode_1_ucl_podcast_otter.ai_1.docx Date of episode recording: 2021-03-11T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:20:13 Language of episode: English Presenter:Giovanna Di Martino Guests: Mateen Arghandehpour Producer: Giovanna Di Martino

In this second episode on Gaza, we talk about how the events in Gaza is echoed in Turkey, Iran, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Date of episode recording: 2023-12-19T00:00:00Z Duration: 01:00:00 Language of episode: English Presenter: Dr Mezna Qato Guests: Dr. Alireza Doostdar; Sumeja Tulic; Dr. Halil Ibrahim Yenigun Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın.