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Being Roman with Mary Beard Episodes

  1. Mon 29 Sep 2025 23:30
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    7. The Whistleblower

    Meet the savvy political operator who cleaned up Britain after Boudicca's revolt.

  2. Tue 30 Sep 2025 23:30
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    8. Death on the Nile

    Join Hadrian and his court poet for one of the strangest voyages in the history of Rome.

  3. Wed 1 Oct 2025 23:30
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    9. Soldiering for Softies

    Mary Beard meets the young Roman soldier who spends more time shopping than fighting.

  4. Mon 6 Oct 2025 23:30
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    10. A Bag of Snails and a Glass of Wine

    Mary Beard joins Calidius Eroticus and Fannia Voluptas for a Roman bar crawl.

  5. Tue 7 Oct 2025 23:30
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    11. Three Lovers and a Funeral

    Two men, one woman. All three seem devoted to each other. Love story or exploitation?

  6. Wed 8 Oct 2025 23:30
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    12. The Wolf of Via Vesuvio

    Mary joins novelist Robert Harris to uncover the story of a Pompeii hustler.