The ancient world in the modern, in so many ways. Cultural historian and creative producer FRHistS: https://www.debbiechallis.com.
And now: The Odyssey. Nolan, don’t fail me now. (And, YES, several of the @alexpodyssey.bsky.social experts are also seeing it this weekend, and, YES, we are doing a special full-length PODYSSEY-ODYSSEY episode next week.) @aalekas.bsky.social @poisonchallis.bsky.social
I have written about Mr Benn for the Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/9f43ae5...
Where the strange, secret world of Mr Benn came fromA new exhibition of David McKee’s bowler-hatted everyman reminds us why the surreal cartoon character elicits such unique affectionwww.telegraph.co.ukA few thoughts of The Lost Voices of Pompeii by Jess Venner and some snaps from my recent trip there: 0tralala.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
The Lost Voices of Pompeii, by Jess Venner0tralala.blogspot.com
Cultural historian @poisonchallis.bsky.social, resident expert on Alex Andreou's Podyssey on Greek myth, will guide you on a journey around the Portico's collections and promises that it won't take as long as Odysseus' homecoming. 🔗 Book here: www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
A Literary Odyssey — The Portico LibraryWho needs the film when you can search for Ithaca among the books in the Portico collection on this tour?www.theportico.org.ukMy talk on Doctor Who writers David Whitaker and Terrance Dicks for @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social now up in full at m.youtube.com/watch?v=KzwN...
Adventures in Time, Space and Television - Simon Guerrier and Gary BrannanYouTube video by York Ideasm.youtube.com
And...Mixing, migration and the lessons of history: Flinders Petrie's racial determinism and defining Jewishness in the 1920–30s - Eva Miller and @poisonchallis.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Mixing, migration and the lessons of history: Flinders Petrie's racial determinism and defining Jewishness in the 1920–30s | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge CoreMixing, migration and the lessons of history: Flinders Petrie's racial determinism and defining Jewishness in the 1920–30swww.cambridge.org
🗻 NEW: SISYPHUS - Papa was a rollin' stone 🪨 Forever rolling a giant boulder up the steepest mountain side, only to watch it roll back down. Most know the punishment. But how many know the crime? Why was Sisyphus condemned? 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6EII... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
SISYPHUS - Papa Was a Rollin' StonePodcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 25 May · 1hr 38minpodcasts.apple.com
I’ll be giving a talk at @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social on 6 June about the archives of writers David Whitaker and Terrance Dicks, best known for their work on Doctor Who: yorkfestivalofideas.com/2026/calenda...
Adventures in Time, Space and TelevisionDiscover the remarkable legacies of David Whitaker and Terrance Dicks, two giants of Doctor Who and British popular culture, with biographer Simon Guerrier and enjoy exclusive insights into their work...yorkfestivalofideas.com