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X Marks the Spot (or perhaps never, ever, marks the spot) - My new book - X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries - is coming out… Read More
The new Delphic Garden at the University of Warwick - Back in 2017, I gave a lecture to the Greek Press Association UK about my work on Delphi. The… Read More
International Lego Classicist of the Year 2022 - It is a huge honour to be able to announce that, as part of International LEGO Classicism Day 2022 (#ILCD2022),… Read More
Here comes the Prof Michael Scott 2022 calendar! - It's that time of year again! Yes, you've guessed it - the Prof Michael Scott 2022 calendar is ready to… Read More
Classical Association Prize – April 2021 - On 7th April 2021 (sadly in an online ceremony due to Covid19!) Natalie Haynes is presenting me with the Classical… Read More
Exciting things to look forward to this Christmas 2020 - For so many people I think this year Christmas cannot come quickly enough. 2020 has been quite a year for… Read More
Zoom webinars and Technology in the Arts - In May, Warwick University launched its first TEAL Fest - Technology Enhanced Active Learning Festival: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/od/academic-development/edfest2020/tealfest/ I was very happy… Read More
Living in a Covid19 world - We live in strange and unsettling times. In just a few months, Covid19 has transformed the world we live in,… Read More
Prof Michael Scott Calendar 2020! - With Halloween still spookily ringing in your ears, and bonfires soon to be lit all around (at least in the… Read More
You’re Dead to Me – The Spartans! - I had the privilege several months ago to record an episode for a new podcast series 'You're Dead to me!'… Read More
Classics: something for everyone - Many of you will be familiar with how strongly I feel about the importance of making the study of the… Read More
Life in Ancient Greece – my new book for Key Stage 2 - I am incredibly proud to be able to introduce to you all my new book, Life in Ancient Greece, written… Read More
Seeing yourself in Lego - In January 2019, I was lucky enough to be re-born as a Lego figure thanks to the incredible work of… Read More
My Professorial Inaugural Lecture ‘This is Sparta: the ancient world then and now’ - It was a huge honour for me to be given the opportunity to deliver my Professorial Inaugural lecture at the… Read More
The Calendar for 2019! - I am so pleased to be launching today a new project, which has been huge fun to work on: the… Read More
Filming Ancient Invisible Cities for BBC2 - **DATES NOW CONFIRMED: Ancient Invisible Cities airs in the UK BBC2 Friday 7th September 9pm (Cairo), 14th September 9pm (Athens),… Read More
I go to die? Thinking about Socrates and the Almeida Figures of Speech series - Am currently fascinated by the Almeida's new Figures of Speech season - and particularly Derek Jacobi's performance of Socrates 'I… Read More
Sicily – melting pot of the Mediterranean – BBC TWO 31st Jan 2017 9pm - Following hot on the heels of Italy's Invisible Cities on BBC One, my new series on BBC Two starts on… Read More
Italy’s Invisible Cities – Naples, Venice, Florence – BBC 1 starting 4th Jan 2017 - Xander Armstrong and I are back on BBC 1 starting this Wednesday 4th January with a new series: Italy's Invisible… Read More
Ancient Worlds – An Epic History of East and West – Out This Week! - My new book Ancient Worlds: An Epic History of East and West is published this week Friday 1st July with… Read More
Quizeum – coming soon to BBC4! - This great new Quiz show - hosted by Griff Rhys Jones - is coming soon to BBC4. Quizeum is a… Read More
Invisible Rome – like you have never seen it before! Coming soon to BBC 1 - In this new documentary for BBC1 (and BBC Worldwide), I team up with ‘Pointless’ and ‘Have I Got News For… Read More
Roman Britain from the Air on ITV – 23rd December 8pm! - As you settle in for Christmas (or if we were in ancient Rome, we would be enjoying the festival of… Read More
Spin the Globe returns to Radio 4! - The second series of Spin the Globe - my BBC Radio 4 history series - returns to the airwaves next… Read More
DELPHI – a history of the centre of the ancient world – OUT NOW! - My new book with Princeton University Press is officially published next week: DELPHI: A HISTORY OF THE CENTRE OF THE… Read More
Spin the Globe – BBC Radio 4 - We are just coming to the end of a new project for BBC Radio 4, which will air starting next… Read More
Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth – BBC 4 - The BBC have decided to show earlier than expected my new series on the origins and development of drama in… Read More
The Mystery of Rome’s X Tombs – BBC 2 Sunday 28th July 9pm - My new documentary for BBC 2 'The Mystery of Rome's X Tombs' airs this Sunday night at 9pm. I first… Read More
T-3 hours to WHO WERE THE GREEKS! - Its T-3 hours to the TX of episode 1 of WHO WERE THE GREEKS on BBC 2 I've written a… Read More
Boiotia – the dancing floor of Ares! - Last week I spoke in a conference organised by a colleague Dr Sam Gartland at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The… Read More
Ancient world frozen in time - We recently completed the abroad filming on my new BBC 2 series Who Were the Greeks (couple of UK filming… Read More
Filming Who Were the Greeks - Am currently on a new filming project for BBC 2 - entitled Who Were the Greeks. Its a 2 part… Read More
Filming Jesus Rise to Power in Tunisia - Hope you have all enjoyed Jesus Rise to Power. Here's another entry from my filming diary for 19th December 2011:… Read More
Jesus: Rise to Power - The upcoming premiere of Jesus:Rise to Power with National Geographic in the US on Holy Thursday and in the UK… Read More
Live with New Zealand - Have just completed a radio interview with Graeme Hill of Radio Live New Zealand for my upcoming National Geographic series… Read More
Disasters! - Am currently reviewing Jerry Toner's new book on Roman Disasters for BBC History Magazine. Wont reveal too much of the… Read More
Saying it with a few words…. - Last week, this article flashed up on twitter Its well worth a read - a Professor in the States is… Read More