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Mythic & Legendary

24 Episodes 8 Series 99 Figures 12 Events 103 Books 1 Authors

The Mythic & Legendary era treats stories from the mythic past through classical antiquity and medieval legend, examining origins, transmission, and cultural afterlives. Content includes a multi-episode Atlantis series situating the myth in Plato’s dialogues and later geopolitics; a October–November 2025 bonus interview series with Mary Beard on figures like Julius Caesar, Alexander and Spartacus; multi-episode Greek myths and Helen of Troy series exploring Zeus, the Theogony, Homeric traditions, Schliemann’s archaeology and Helen’s portrayals; and a playful World Cup of Gods tournament of defunct deities. Episodes cover Troy, Robin Hood, ancient monsters, Roman conspiracies and Q&A material. Discussed figures and events include Gawain, Rama, Clytemnestra, King David, the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Founding of Carthage (814 BC), Cleisthenes’ reforms, the Resurrection of Jesus, Philistine capture of the Ark, the Massacre of the Innocents, and the Battle of Badon. Recommended texts referenced include Plato’s Critias, T. H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus, Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda and Andersen’s The Nightingale.

Mythic & Legendary

Episodes by year

2025

RIHC: Iconic Episodes, Unforgettable Heroes, and History’s Greatest Apples

The Trojan War, with Mary Beard - FULL EPISODE

Greek Myths: Sex, Drugs & Tragedy (Part 3)

Greek Myths: Jason & The Quest for the Golden Fleece (Part 4)

Greek Myths: The Riddle of the Sphinx (Part 2)

Greek Myths: Zeus, King of the Gods (Part 1)

RIHC: Greek Gods, The Trojan War, and The Odyssey

2024

Dragons

RIHC: Ancient Monsters, Roman Conspiracies, and D-Day Gaffs

Helen of Troy: Queen of the Greek Myths (Part 1)

Helen of Troy: A Family of Blood (Part 2)

RIHC: The Worst Disasters in History (Livestream)

2023

RIHC: English Mythology, Historical Heatwaves, and Woke Informers

The Mystery of the Holy Grail (Ep 2)

Atlantis: Legacy of the Lost Empire (Ep 2)

2022

Tunisia: Dido of Carthage

Robin Hood

2021

28 Dec: Massacre of the Innocents and the Tay Bridge disaster

Neanderthals

Stephen Fry and Troy

The World Cup of Gods - Preview

The World Cup of Gods - Part 1

The World Cup of Gods - Part 2

Troy

Series in this era

Greek Myths

World Cup of Gods

Helen of Troy

12 (or 13) Days of Christmas

Atlantis

Bonus Interviews with Mary Beard

Great World Cup Saga

Indiana Jones double bill

Historical figures

Athena

Homer

Zeus

Agamemnon (King of Mycenae)

Achilles

Helen of Troy

Odysseus

Apollo

Menelaus of Sparta

Paris of Troy

Demeter

Hector

Hera

Poseidon

Priam (king of Troy)

Aphrodite

Cronus (Kronos)

Dionysus

Heracles

Hesiod

Loki

Moloch

Odin

Oedipus

Pentheus

Persephone

Abraham (biblical patriarch)

Aeneas (Trojan legendary prince)

Anubis

Ares

Artemis

Cadmus

Cassandra (daughter of Priam)

Clytemnestra

Diomedes

Hermes

Jason

Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ)

Mary (mother of Jesus)