Cleopatra
Rattus gets Cleopatra and Mark Antony to reveal all about their celeb lifestyle!
The writers and cast behind Horrible Histories wonder what it might be like if Cleopatra had her own podcast. It is set when she was married to Mark Antony during the final days of the Roman Republic.
Cleopatra and Mark Antony discuss their lavish lifestyle, complicated family histories and their relationship.
There are two mock adverts. The first is for ancient Egyptian remedies, the second is about Octavian鈥檚 love of marbles. There is also a quiz question about how Cleopatra once snuck into Caesar鈥檚 palace. They also get a fan letter about their children鈥檚 names.
Their special guest is Cleopatra鈥檚 personal hair dresser, Eiras. They discuss Roman and Egyptian fashion trends.
Rattus offers some context at the top and tail of the episode, which also features three songs from the TV series 鈥� Ra Ra Cleopatra, King Tut and I Can鈥檛 Go On.
The minipod that goes with this episode features a deleted scene in which actors Emily Lloyd-Saini and Tom Stourton improvise in character about silly ancient Egyptian names for children 鈥� and make up a few new ones themselves!
