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Ancient Greek theatre and Victorian prisons

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2013

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Michael Scott delves into the origins of drama, while Alyson Brown takes a trip around the historic Beaumaris Gaol Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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excludes plug-in hybrids, Delanta's Financial Services. There's a very famous actor in the 4th century called Neuptolumus, who became a bit of a superstar.

0:44.6

I mean, really a sort of Brad Pitt-type figure.

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And these actors were so much superstars that they would occasionally be sent on diplomatic missions to represent Athens.

0:54.0

That was Michael Scott on the world of ancient Greek theatre. they would occasionally be sent on diplomatic missions to represent Athens.

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That was Michael Scott on the world of ancient Greek theatre.

1:02.6

If anything, it's more important to show the mundane now,

1:06.6

how mundane prison life was on a day-to-day level. And that was Alison Brown on location at Beaumaris Jail.

1:21.6

Music And that was Alison Brown on location at Beaumaris Jail. Hello and welcome to the History Extra podcast.

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My name is Rob Atar and I'm the editor of BBC History Magazine, which is the UK's

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best-selling history magazine. You can find it in all good newsagents and on subscription. Visit

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