On Thursday 8th January 2026 I will be giving the Lytham St Annes Classical Associat… Read More 
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I have taken part in a new documentary made by Lion TV for Jiangsu Broadcastin… Read More
New Project: One World Warwick
Welcome to One World Warwick November 2025! One Worl… Read More
Unearthing the physical remains of our past is a quintessential human itch – seen in … Read More
2024 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo, the great Venetian trav… Read More
To celebrate the 11th year of the Lytham Saint Anne’s CA, Michael will be givi… Read More
In this issue of Agora, celebrating ten years of the Lytham St Annes Classical Assoc… Read More
In this article, Michael discusses the recent discoveries at Pompeii and looks at h… Read More
I am working with colleagues in the Dept of Classics at the University of Warwick on a … Read More
In 2024, the year marking the 700th anniversary of the death of one of the wor… Read More
Michael has written an article for Issue 16 of Aspects of History about his … Read More
Through eight sensational stories of discovery, Professor Michael Scott traces … Read More
Spend a fascinating evening with renowned classicist and historian Mary B… Read More
Through eight sensational stories of discovery, from the Rosetta Stone and the Ter… Read More
Michael Scott joins us to talk about his new book “X Marks the Spot” all … Read More
Unlocking the Future of the Past
Thursday 22nd June, 7.30pm, King’s Arts Mar… Read More
Archaeological finds tell us a lot about the past, but the stories behind archaeolo… Read More
As part of a series exploring lost or lesser-known figures from history who d… Read More
In a new series airing at 9pm on September 18th on Sky History, I put Amanda Holden thr… Read More
‘Alive with the spirit of adventure, X Marks the Spot captures pion… Read More
On 28th June 2023 the Warwick Classics Network will be running their popular annual … Read More
Supporting the matinee performance of the Warwick Classics 2023 Ancient Drama Fes… Read More
The Warwick Classics Network, together with Classics for All, are running a day of t… Read More
In the 2022 Classical Association Presidential Interview, Michael talks all thin… Read More
In Ancient Greece, the symposium was no ordinary after-dinner drinking party, but … Read More
In this article ‘The Secrets of Delphi’(in Greek) for HuffPost Greec… Read More
Michael will be speaking on ‘Group-Think: The Experience of Being in a Group … Read More
As part of the University of Warwick’s Warwick Classics Network A. G. Leven… Read More
As we get ready for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, in this talk, we will put ours… Read More
In this episode of the ‘Against the Lore’ podcast, Michael votes for t… Read More
It is a huge honour to be able to announce that, as part of International LEGO Classic… Read More
On 9th November 2021 I will be speaking to the Classical Association of Scotland: Ab… Read More
As part of this year’s Warwick Xmas Lectures, I will be appearing as one of Dr R… Read More
Ancient Athens is thought as the world’s first democracy. Our modern political sys
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It’s that time of year again! Yes, you’ve guessed it – the Prof M… Read More
Considering Drama – 23rd November 2021 – Three free live Zoom talks ab… Read More
On Sunday 19th September I will be speaking on ‘Languages and Storytelling&… Read More
In this article for the Warwick Material Musings blog, I discuss an object that I fir… Read More
In this article for Monocle I discuss Greece’s relationship with travel, ad… Read More
I am writing a 10,000 word article on the sanctuary of Olympia during the Classical P… Read More
Modern day technology is rapidly evolving, while our fascination with the past i… Read More
On 13th Jan 2022 I will be delivering my 2022 Lytham Saint Anne’s Presidentia… Read More
The Warwick Institute of Engagement catch up with Professor Michael Scott, Co-Dir… Read More
Michael will be speaking at the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Asso… Read More
On 7th April 2021 (sadly in an online ceremony due to Covid19!) Natalie Haynes is pre… Read More
It has never been more important for us to reach out and engage the world around us, es… Read More
I will be discussing Netflix’s The Dig with Mary Beard and the nature of fact and fict… Read More
I am writing a book for the new YUP Ancient Lives series on Themistocles – due to be pub… Read More
I will be speaking at the annual presidential lecture for the Lytham St Anne’s Class… Read More
For so many people I think this year Christmas cannot come quickly enough. 2020 has b… Read More
I am pleased to announce that I will be editing a visual history book of the wide compl… Read More
I am delighted to announce that Hodder & Stoughton have decided to publi… Read More
In 2020 I became Director of the Warwick Institute of Engagement, a body whose creat… Read More
On Saturday, September 5th 2020 at 14:55 – 15:10, Michael will be speaking at the IAS… Read More
Centre for Hellenic Studies discussion of Euripides Ion – 17th June 10-11.30am EST… Read More
BSA Virtual Summer Lecture – 24th June 6pm UK time.
‘The View from the Aegean: … Read More
I am currently writing a chapter on Polemic in Greek Art and Architecture for the for… Read More
In May, Warwick University launched its first TEAL Fest – Technology Enhanc… Read More
Torch, the University of Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities, 2 April 2020
Pr… Read More
We live in strange and unsettling times. In just a few months, Covid19 has transform… Read More
Mighty warriors, the world’s most beautiful woman…in DecemberR… Read More
I will be speaking at the annual presidential lecture for the Lytham St Anne’s Class… Read More
Broadcaster Michael Scott, Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the Unive… Read More
As part of 2020s Warwick Classics Ancient Drama Festival, I will be talking about th… Read More
Michael Scott, whose BBC documentary series ‘Invisible Cities’ del… Read More
With Halloween still spookily ringing in your ears, and bonfires soon to be lit all a… Read More
On Thursday 21st November the Warwick Classics Network and Dept of Classics and Anc… Read More
I had the privilege several months ago to record an episode for a new podcast series &… Read More
When asked to conjure images of the ancient world, we usually imagine the Roman or Eg… Read More
Many of you will be familiar with how strongly I feel about the importance of making t… Read More
Michael will be speaking on 'Greek Religion' at the Warwick Classics Network FREE C… Read More
As part of the 2019 Oxford Lieder festival ‘Tales of Beyond: Magic, Myths and … Read More
Writing for the University of Warwick’s Knowledge Centre, Professor Micha… Read More
My new book, Life in Ancient Greece, has been written to support learning in Key Stag… Read More
I am incredibly proud to be able to introduce to you all my new book, Life in Ancient Gr… Read More
In this issue of @GreeceinUK (no.15 2019), I talk about how by studying the Ancient G… Read More
On 4th April 2019, at the New School Centre for Public Scholarship, New York, I spoke … Read More
In this wide-ranging talk, Michael Scott reveals how the world of the ancient Medit… Read More
In his BBC2 series Ancient Invisible Cities, Michael enlivened the past and offere… Read More
In January 2019, I was lucky enough to be re-born as a Lego figure thanks to the incred… Read More
I am currently writing a chapter entitled ‘Global Fashion in Antiquity’ for the for… Read More
It was a huge honour for me to be given the opportunity to deliver my Professorial Ina… Read More
In this inaugural lecture, Prof Michael Scott set out his vision for the study, teac… Read More
“Our first day of filming in Cairo was unforgettable”… Publis… Read More
Fresh from visiting Cairo, Istanbul and Athens for his latest BBC2 series Ancient I… Read More
In this keynote lecture, I will show how visualisation techniques in TV documentar… Read More
A talk for schools and those studying GCSE / A-level in Classical Civilisation and/… Read More
At 7pm on Tuesday 12 February 2019, at The Hellenic Centre, I will be talking about t… Read More
I am so pleased to be launching today a new project, which has been huge fun to work on: … Read More
