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Comedian and classicist Jon Harvey explores modern British democracy through an ancient Athenian lens. If there's one thing we can all agree on it's that our state is in a state - could the world’s original democrats help us right the ship? Democracy was born in ancient Athens and lasted for nearly 200 years. Not all Athenians were democrats - perhaps the most famously outspoken anti-democrat Socrates ended up sentenced to death, ironically by a vote of the people. But if an Athenian democrat time-travelled to 2019, what would he make of what's going on in Britain? Could he fix the chaos? Jon is a politician of sorts, having recently challenged Boris Johnson at the general election as his alien alter-ego Count Binface. Written and presented by Jon Harvey Produced by Polly Thomas and Eloise Whitmore Executive Producer: Dixi Stewart A Naked production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4