Acropolis Now
Acropolis Now

Acropolis Now

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2000 - 2002
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

It is 408 BC, and there is all kinds of business going on at the Acropolis Fish Restaurant in Ancient Athens. Stars Alan Cox, Stephen Moore, Robert Hardy, Tom George, Rosemary Leach and more.

Episode menu

Series 2, Episode 1 - Signs

Uncle Liquidites turns up and demands that Plato give up philosophy and enter the funerary urn business.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 5th March 2002
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 11th May 2009 10:30pm Radio 7
Thursday 1st April 2010 11:00pm Radio 7
Sunday 4th April 2010 4:00pm Radio 7
Tuesday 23rd October 2012 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Alan Cox Aristophanes
Stephen Moore Heraclitus
Robert Hardy Socrates
Tom George Plato
Rosemary Leach Oracle
Imelda Staunton Xanthippe
Writing team
Lynne Truss Writer
Production team
Brian King Producer
Gavin Muir Chorus

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