Main content
Food
Episode 6 of 6
The Athens restaurant regulars set up a "last supper" menu of hemlock. Stars Stephen Moore. From April 2002.
The Spartan siege of Athens is now into its eleventh month. The Acropolis Fish Restaurant has completely run out of food.
The restaurant regulars decide to have a "last supper".
No food, just fine words, songs and - hemlock.
Ancient Greek comedy by Lynne Truss.
Heraclitus …….. Stephen Moore
Aristophanes …….. Alan Cox
Socrates …….. Robert Hardy
Xanthippe …….. Imelda Staunton
Plato …….. Tom George
Directed at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Pebble Mill by Brian King.
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in April 2002.
On radio
Wed 30 Jul 2025
14:30
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
More episodes
Previous
Next
You are at the last episode
Broadcasts
Wed 28 May 2008 22:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 7- Thu 29 May 2008 03:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 7
- Mon 15 Jun 2009 22:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 7
- Thu 6 May 2010 23:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 7
- Wed 28 Sep 2011 23:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 27 Nov 2012 23:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 30 Jul 2025 14:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 30 Jul 2025 20:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 31 Jul 2025 04:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra