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Back in Ancient Greece, Uncle Liquidities demands Plato quits philosophy for funerary urns. Stars Stephen Moore. From 2002.

The Acropolis Fish Restaurant, 408BC. The Spartans are besieging Athens and food is scarce. It is not a great time to be in the catering business.

Sex, squid and six more Socratic dialogues by Lynne Truss.

Back in Ancient Greece, Uncle Liquidities demands Plato gives up philosophy and enter the funerary urn business.

Heraclitus …….. Stephen Moore
Aristophanes …….. Alan Cox
Socrates …….. Robert Hardy
Xanthippe …….. Imelda Staunton
Oracle …….. Rosemary Leach
Plato …….. Tom George
Liquidities …….. Gavin Muir

Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian King.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.

30 minutes

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Thu 19 Jun 202504:30
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