Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Fish | 20001219 | 20110420 (BBC7) 20120911 (BBC7) 20121231 (BBC7) 20240101 (BBC7) 20240102 (BBC7) | In the smelly, but convivial surroundings of the Acropolis Fish Restaurant, 408 BC, great Athenians confront the eternal verities - and also eat a lot. Sex, squid and six Socratic dialogues by Lynne Truss. In this opening episode, a chorus of Ancient Greek fish delivery men bring disturbing news for Aristophanes. Heraclitus - - .. Stephen Moore Aristophanes - - .. Alan Cox Socrates - - .. Robert Hardy The Oracle - - .. Rosemary Leach Plato - - .. Tom George Xanthippe - - .. Rachel Atkins The Chorus - - .. Gavin Muir Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian King. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000. Fish restaurant owner Aristophanes gets a shock. Ancient Greece comedy by Lynne Truss. Danger is predicted for Aristophanes. Lynne Truss's Ancient Greek restaurant comedy. Starring Stephen Moore. From 2000. Danger is predicted for Aristophanes. With Stephen Moore. From December 2000. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss |
| 01 | 02 | Games | 20001226 | 20110427 (BBC7) 20120918 (BBC7) 20240108 (BBC7) 20240109 (BBC7) | Philosophy takes a back seat when ex-Olympic champions demand a free restaurant meal. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss Ancient Greek comedy by Lynne Truss. Heraclitus - - .. Stephen Moore Aristophanes - - .. Alan Cox Socrates - - .. Robert Hardy The Oracle - - .. Rosemary Leach Plato - - .. Tom George Xanthippe - - .. Rachel Atkins The Chorus - - .. Gavin Muir Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian King. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000. Philosophy takes a back seat when ex-Olympians demand a free meal. Stars Stephen Moore. Philosophy takes a back seat when ex-Olympic champions demand a free restaurant meal. Stars Stephen Moore. From December 2000. |
| 01 | 03 | Gods | 20010102 | 20110504 (BBC7) 20120925 (BBC7) 20240115 (BBC7) 20240116 (BBC7) | It's Socrates' birthday - so it's up to The Affable Ones to take him to the underworld. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss It's Socrates' birthday, so it's up to The Affable Ones take him to the underworld. Ancient Greek comedy by Lynne Truss. Heraclitus - - .. Stephen Moore Aristophanes - Alan Cox Socrates - Robert Hardy The Oracle - Rosemary Leach Plato - Tom George Xanthippe - Rachel Atkins The Chorus - Gavin Muir Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian King. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001. It's Socrates' birthday, so he's taken on a trip to the underworld. Stars Stephen Moore. It's Socrates' birthday, so it's up to The Affable Ones take him to the underworld. Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001. |
| 01 | 04 | Heroes | 20010109 | 20110511 (BBC7) 20121002 (BBC7) 20240122 (BBC7) 20240123 (BBC7) | Frenzying is all the rage in Ancient Athens, but can Aristophanes cash in on the craze? Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss Frenzying is all the rage in Ancient Athens - but can Aristophanes cash in on the craze? Ancient Greek comedy by Lynne Truss. Heraclitus - - .. Stephen Moore Aristophanes - Alan Cox Socrates - Robert Hardy The Oracle - Rosemary Leach Plato - Tom George Xanthippe - Rachel Atkins The Chorus - Gavin Muir Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian King. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001. Frenzying is all the rage in Ancient Athens - but can Aristophanes cash in on the craze? Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001. |
| 01 | 05 | War | 20010100 | 20110518 (BBC7) 20121009 (BBC7) | Xanthippe's luck is in as the war-like, sex-mad Spartans arrive in Ancient Athens. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss |
| 01 | 05 | War | 20010116 | 20240129/30 (BBC7) | Xanthippe's luck is in as the war-like, sex-mad Spartans arrive in Ancient Athens. Ancient Greek comedy by Lynne Truss. Heraclitus - Stephen Moore Aristophanes - Alan Cox Socrates - Robert Hardy The Oracle - Rosemary Leach Plato - Tom George Xanthippe - Rachel Atkins The Chorus - Gavin Muir Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian King. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001. Xanthippe's luck is in as the war-like, sex-mad Spartans arrive in Ancient Athens. Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001. |
| 01 | 06 | Sheep | 20010123 | 20240205/06 (BBC7) | Socrates and friends enter the Intellectual Olympics, but Heraclitus is side-tracked. Ancient Greek comedy by Lynne Truss. Heraclitus - Stephen Moore Aristophanes - Alan Cox Socrates - Robert Hardy The Oracle - Rosemary Leach Plato - Tom George Xanthippe - Rachel Atkins The Chorus - Gavin Muir Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian King. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001. Socrates and friends enter the Intellectual Olympics, but Heraclitus is side-tracked. Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001. |
| 01 | 06 | Sheep | 20060308 | 20110525 (BBC7) 20121016 (BBC7) | Socrates and friends enter the Intellectual Olympics, but Heraclitus is side-tracked. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss |
| 02 | 01 | Signs | 20080423 | 20110824 (BBC7) 20121023 (BBC7) | Uncle Liquidities demands that Plato quits philosophy to enter the funerary urn business. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss |
| 02 | 02 | Love | 20080430 | 20110831 (BBC7) 20121030 (BBC7) | It's Eros night at the Fish Restaurant and, despite the hunger, romance is in the air. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss |
| 02 | 03 | Plays | 20020319 | 20110907 (BBC7) 20121106 (BBC7) | Heraclitus' chance to escape Athens could expose Xanthippe to scorn and ridicule. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss |
| 02 | 04 | Sons | 20020326 | 20110914 (BBC7) 20121113 (BBC7) | As food runs out at the fish restaurant, a man claims he's the Oracle's long-lost son. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss |
| 02 | 05 | Sauce | 20020402 | 20110921 (BBC7) 20121120 (BBC7) | Customers drop like flies when Heraclitus adds hemlock to the cockroach fritters. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss |
| 02 | 06 | Food | 20020416 | 20110928 (BBC7) 20121127 (BBC7) | The Athens restaurant regulars set up a 'last supper' menu of hemlock. From April 2002. Sitcom set in Ancient Geece, written by Lynne Truss |