The TLS Podcast

This week, Mary Beard grapples with a noisy new version of Euripides at the National Theatre; and Norma Clarke on the mysterious world of Helen DeWitt's new novel. 'Bacchae', by Nima Taleghani, after Euripedes, Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, London, until November 1 'Your Name Here', by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridne

This week, Tim Lake explains why Bertie Wooster is not half the dimwit we think he is; and fiction editor Toby Lichtig introduces the novels to look out for this autumn. Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Nicola Shulman is entranced by the life of a naturalist; and Larry Wolff enjoys a night at the opera - with added superheroes. 'A year with Gilbert White: The first great nature writer', by Jenny Uglow 'The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay', by Mason Bates and Gene Scheer, based on the book by Michael C

This week, Richard Sennett delivers a powerful warning to universities to defend their freedom; and Helena Kelly on the revolutionary world that shaped Jane Austen. 'The Worlds of Jane Austen: The Influence and Inspiration Behind the Novels', by Helena Kelly Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr

This week, AE Stallings immerses herself in Daniel Mendelsohn's new translation of Homer's Odyssey; and Dinah Birch is intrigued by an ambitious novel twenty years in the making.  'The Odyssey', by Homer, translated by Daniel Mendelsohn  'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny', by Kiran Desai Produced by Charlotte Pardy Ho

This week, James Shapiro celebrates New York's love affair with Shakespeare; Mark Nayler goes on the hunt for monsters; and Lily Herd introduces this issue's In Brief pages.  'Monsterland: A journey around the world’s dark imagination', by Nicholas Jubber 'The Perilous Deep: A supernatural history of the Atlantic', by