In this episode Mr Burns interviews Dr Gruzelier about her recent trip to Corfu. If you want to learn a little about the ancient background of this wonderful island, then this is the episode for you! We cover the Sicilian expedition, the inspiration for the landscaping of British estates, and a strange empress Sisi Elisabeth of the Austro-Hungarian empire who built a cake-like building in honour of Achilles.

This is the first of our series on Virgil, which will run alongside our ongoing series on Homer. It is designed to help A Level students studying Latin or Classical Civilisation, but we hope it is also an accessible and interesting listen for anyone with an interest! In the episode we discuss the essential things to understand about the third great work of western civilisation: Virgil's Aeneid. It is the story of the Trojan survivors on their epic journey to found a new and powerful city: Rome. However, beneath the surface it is also an intensely political story about Rome's first emperor Augustus, the sphinx-like winner of terrible civil wars.

In this episode, Mr Burns answers two A Level students’ burning questions about the ancient world. Why was rotten fish sauce so popular? Why did empires always want to go to war? Which classical poet would be good to chat to in the pub? All these and more are answered. You can also from time to time hear the authentic sounds of KES students joyously hurrying to lessons in the background – listen out and enjoy!