Classic Chats: Count Binface (Bonus episode)
Show notes
In this Clacton byelection special, Count Binface takes a break from the campaign trail and zooms in from his spaceship to chat with Mary and Charlotte about his deep interest in Ancient Greece and Rome.
While denying all connection with an earthling called Jon Harvey who studied Classics at Oxford, Binface reveals the lessons he has learned by studying classical writers, like the Greek satirist Lucian, the failings of Athenian democracy and Roman republicanism, and his views on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
All of which begs the question: will Count Binface make compulsory Latin in state primary schools a central pledge in his manifesto? Listen to find out!
Further reading:
If you are confused about who Count Binface is, there’s a piece in the Guardian that explains it all…
Binface’s review of the Odyssey (paywalled)
And a link to Jon Harvey’s broadcasting including his BBC Radio 4 series, Could an Ancient Athenian Fix Britain?
For all the candidates in this byelection: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckge923jk3vo
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