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Acropolis Now is a BBC Radio sitcom set in Ancient Greece, written by the author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in two series in 2000 and 2002, with a subsequent rerun on BBC 7 in 2006.

Acropolis Now follows the fictional adventures of historial Greek characters in Athens, Heraclitus, Aristophanes, Socrates, Xanthippe, the Oracle, and is loosely narrated by a chorus, in the convention of Greek dramas.

Aristophanes and his brother, Heraclitus, run a fish restaurant. Oracle, their mother, is a former keeper of the Oracle at Delphi. She constantly "sees signs", most of which turn out to be commonplace 20th century traffic signs and posters.

Xanthippe is a pervert, that is a heterosexual, in a society where homosexuality is normal. She has a crush on Socrates' friend Plato, who cannot handle her advances.

The nature of the chorus varies from episode to episode. It may be the fish deliverymen on their daily round, a gang of former Olympians looking for a free meal, or the Furies come to collect Socrates and take him to Hades. Several male voices speak in unison, with a lead voice underlining the occasional detail.

Cast

Stephen Moore as Heraclitus, Aristophanes brother and nemesis.
Alan Cox as Aristophanes, playwright, poet, orator, and restaurateur.
Robert Hardy as Socrates
Rosemary Leach as Oracle, mother of Heraclitus and Aristophanes.
Rachel Atkins as Xanthippe (Imelda Staunton in Series 2)
Gavin Muir as Chorus

Series 1

Fish
Games
Gods
Heroes
War
Sheep

Series 2

Signs
Love
Plays
Sons
Sauce
Food

External links

Acropolis Now episode guide

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 Acropolis Now follows the fictional adventures of historial Greek characters in [[Athens]], Heraclitus, Aristophanes, Socrates, Xanthippe, the Oracle, and is loosely narrated by a chorus, in the convention of Greek dramas.
+Aristophanes and his brother, Heraclitus, run a fish restaurant.  Oracle, their mother, is a former keeper of the Oracle at Delphi.  She constantly "sees signs", most of which turn out to be commonplace 20th century traffic signs and posters.
+Xanthippe is a pervert, that is a heterosexual, in a society where homosexuality is normal.  She has a crush on Socrates' friend Plato, who cannot handle her advances.
+The nature of the chorus varies from episode to episode.  It may be the fish deliverymen on their daily round, a gang of former [[Olympic Games|Olympians]] looking for a free meal, or the [[Furies]] come to collect Socrates and take him to [[Hades]].  Several male voices speak in unison, with a lead voice underlining the occasional detail.
 ==Cast==
-* [[Stephen Moore (actor)|Stephen Moore]] as [[Heraclitus]]
+* [[Stephen Moore (actor)|Stephen Moore]] as [[Heraclitus]], Aristophanes brother and nemesis.
-* [[Alan Cox]] as [[Aristophanes]]
+* [[Alan Cox]] as [[Aristophanes]], playwright, poet, orator, and restaurateur.
 * [[Robert Hardy]] as [[Socrates]]
-* [[Rosemary Leach]] as [[Oracle]]
+* [[Rosemary Leach]] as [[Oracle]], mother of Heraclitus and Aristophanes.
 * [[Rachel Atkins]] as [[Xanthippe]] ([[Imelda Staunton]] in Series 2)
 * [[Gavin Muir (British actor)|Gavin Muir]] as [[Greek chorus|Chorus]]