Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics

  • Radio stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2014 - 2023
  • 36 episodes (9 series)

Natalie Haynes takes a fresh look at the ancient world, creating a stand-up routine about a figure from ancient Greece or Rome. Stars Natalie Haynes and Edith Hall.

  • Due to return for Series 10

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Series 5, Episode 2 - Roman British Women: Claudia Severa

Natalie is joined by Llewelyn Morgan and Paul Roberts to create comedy routines about Roman-British women including a fierce queen and a slave freed for love.

Further details

Natalie Haynes tells the stories of the handful of Roman-British women whose traces stay with us: a fierce queen, a slave woman freed for love, the so-called 'Ivory Bangle Lady' and Claudia Severa, whose invitation to her friend to her birthday party some two thousand years ago is one of the greatest historical treasures of Roman Britain.

Wooden tablets, ivory (and jet) bangles and a romantic gravestone inscription from South Shields. Natalie is joined by guests Professor Llewelyn Morgan and archaeologist Dr Paul Roberts/p].

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 30th December 2019
Time
4pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 29th September 2020 11:30am Radio 4

Cast & crew

Cast
Natalie Haynes Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Llewelyn Morgan Guest
Paul Roberts Guest
Writing team
Natalie Haynes Writer
Production team
Mary Ward-Lowery Producer

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