#139 Alexander the Great (Part 10)
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🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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We wrap up Alexander’s legacy by looking at his cultural impact. On screen, everyone from Richard Burton to William Shatner (yes, really) takes a shot at bringing him to life. And in literature, from medieval romances to Mary Renault, Alexander refuses to stay in the past — his legend constantly rewritten for every age.
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| 0:00.0 | Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to episodes of, oh, what, a time early and ad-free. |
| 0:04.9 | Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:09.3 | Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.code.uk |
| 0:14.7 | U.K. slash Wondery. |
| 0:16.1 | That's audible.combe.com. |
| 0:20.3 | Hello, I'm John Robbins. |
| 0:22.0 | Comedian and host of Wondery's How Do You Cope podcast. |
| 0:25.7 | I'm also, plot twist, an alcoholic. |
| 0:28.0 | I've written a book, Thirst, 12 drinks that changed my life, published by Penguin. |
| 0:33.0 | Thirst is a book about alcohol. |
| 0:34.8 | It's mystery, it's terror, it's havoc, its strange meditations. |
| 0:38.9 | But John, I hear you cry. Isn't that a rather odd book to write for a sober man who more than |
| 0:43.4 | anything wants to stop thinking about alcohol? Well, yes, but I had to go back to find out why |
| 0:48.9 | the one thing I know will kill me still calls out across the night. It's the story of what |
| 0:53.4 | alcohol did for me and what |
| 0:55.1 | alcohol did to me. If that's of interest to you or someone you know, thirst, 12 drinks that |
| 1:01.2 | changed my life, is available to pre-order now, online and from all good bookshops. |
| 1:07.9 | Hello, this is part 10 of our Alexander the Great mini series. |
| 1:12.7 | Let's get on with the show. |
| 1:25.0 | All right, let's talk about how Alexander the Great has been depicted over the last couple of millennia. |
| 1:31.2 | Despite his legendary status, this is surprising to me. |
| 1:34.2 | As we've been talking about the Alexander the Great Story, it is shocking that he's really only appeared occasionally on film. And not that very successfully. |
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