Coffee and Circuses Podcast
1) 2: Rosemary Sutcliff: History is People
In this essay, 'History is People' acclaimed historical novelist Rosemary discussed her responsibilities as a children's author and her belief that human nature remains essentially consistent and rela...Show More
2) 1: Rosemary Sutcliff and Re-imagining Roman Britain (Documentary)
With millions of copies sold in a variety of languages, as well as various literary awards and a CBE to her name, Rosemary Sutcliff was one of the most successful 20th century authors of historical fi...Show More
3) 51: Goes to the Movies: 20 Years of Gladiator
Ridley Scott's Gladiator premiered on the 1st May 2000, and to mark the 20th anniversary David and Jay look back on the box-office smash, multi-award winner and cultural phenomenon. They discuss The F...Show More
4) 50: Antony Lee (Durham University)
Antony joins David to discuss his PhD 'Gods Behind Glass', which looks at the interpretation of Romano-British religious practice and identity in museums. They discuss changing views of religion in Ro...Show More
5) 49: David Walsh (feat. Christopher Burden-Strevens and Matthijs Wibier)
Former guests Matthijs Wibier and Christopher Burden-Strevens, prosecco in hand, return to put David in the hot-seat, where he talks about what he's learned from doing the podcast, why he got into arc...Show More
6) 48: Richard Reece Part 2 (UCL)
In the second half, Richard discusses his work on Roman coinage and how the desire to keep correcting himself propelled his work forward, his influence on those who have gone on to be prominent schola...Show More
7) 47: Richard Reece Part 1 (UCL)
Richard joins David for a two-part episode, reflecting on how the study of Roman Britain has evolved since he published 'My Roman Britain', his unique writing style, reviewer feedback - both to him an...Show More
8) 46: Emma-Jayne Graham (Open University)
Emma-Jayne joins David to discuss the OU's online learning tools, including the creation of the Hadrian: The Roamin' Emperor game and filming at Delphi. Emma-Jayne also chats about her research on dis...Show More
9) 45: Anthony Gibbins (Legonium)
Anthony joins David to discuss Legonium, where he brings Latin to life with Lego sets. Anthony talks about where the idea came from, how its grown over the years and now includes the Legonium Season 1...Show More
10) 44: Csaba Szabó (University of Lucian Blaga, Sibiu)
Csaba joins David to discuss his work on Roman religion in the Danubian provinces, as well as his PhD on religion in Dacia, a Roman province that is roughly akin to modern Transylvania. He chats about...Show More