Mary Beard joins Janina Ramirez for an hour of unmissable conversation. Mary Beard is a Professor of Classics at Newnham College, Cambridge and the Classics Editor of the Times Literary Supplement. She has won worldwide acclaim and has written numerous books including the bestsellers Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town, SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome and Women & Power: a Manifesto.

She’s a regular broadcaster and media commentator and has presented the highly acclaimed TV series Meet the Romans and Rome: Empire without Limit. She was also one of the presenters of the BBC’s landmark Civilisations series and more recently BBC2’s Lockdown Culture with Mary Beard.