Late Night Classics
A podcast of ancient classics to accompany you into the night, from the creators of Tales of the Night Sky audio drama. Join Bibi Jacob as she reads you her selection of Greek and Roman classics with immersive soundscapes.
Episodes
Descend into the Underworld with the Trojan prince Aeneas and his fearless guide - the Cumaean Sibyl.
Bibi reads from Book 6 of Virgil’s Aeneid.
The translation is by H.R. Fairclough and is in the public domain.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
Ariadne finds herself abandoned on the island of Naxos after helping Theseus kill the Minotaur.
Bibi reads the tenth letter from Ovid’s Heroides.
The translation is by Grant Showerman and is in the public domain.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
When Jupiter and Mercury seek hospitality on earth, they find most doors are closed to them. Only one old couple takes them in. Punishment and reward follow.
Bibi reads from Book 8 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
The translation is by Henry Thomas Riley and is in the public domain.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
The goddess Ceres punishes Erysichthon in a surprisingly gruesome way when he cuts down her sacred tree. Bibi reads from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 8.
The translation is by Henry Thomas Riley.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
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