Iron Maiden have written songs about dinosaurs, the Second World War and many, many things in between. So, here’s the history of Planet Earth as told through the metal legends’ lyrics.

What if stories have a life of their own? What happens when we think of narratives as external agents? And why is Homer good to think with?

I’ve known for a while that the Working Classicists group was working on something interesting. I knew because I was asked to write a small section of it – and I was also commissioned t…