{"product_id":"2940169215304","title":"Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics: Series 1-4: A comical guide to Ancient Greece and Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA humorous and informative look at historical characters from ancient Greece and Rome.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalie is a recovering comedian who is a little bit obsessive about Ancient Greece and Rome. Each week she takes a different figure from the ancient world and tells their story through a mix of stand-up comedy and conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of these four series she tells the stories of Sophocles (who invents the TV detective with Oedipus amp;mdash; bad things happen), Virgil (who creates \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e), Aspasia (how to be a notorious woman in ancient Greece), Ovid (expect frottage at the races), Plato (on the chunky side, but very good at wrestling) and Sappho (a lot of gossip from over 1,000 years ago), among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing special guests including classicists Professor Edith Hall and Professor Llewelyn Morgan, novelists Stella Duffy and Ben Okri and comedians Katy Brand and Al Murray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProducers: Christine Hall and Mary Ward-Lowery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162138198256,"sku":"2940169215304","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169215304_p0.jpg?v=1763768108","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169215304","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}