Dame Mary Beard has said she would “love” to be a member of the men-only Garrick club as it moves closer to admitting women for the first time. Dame Mary, a television presenter and professor ...

Mary Beard gives a personal and provocative take on the nude in western art, from ancient Greece to the present. Just why do artists and viewers seem so obsessed by nudity?

From the heart of Rome to the edges of empire, Mary Beard meets twelve intriguing Romans Hadrian's Wall attracted soldiers, slaves and traders from all around the Empire ...