The Oracle of Delphi - Late Night Live/ABC Radio National

Ordinary people, leaders and kings came from all over the world to consult Delphi's oracular priestess, to set up monuments to the Gods in gold, ivory, bronze, marble and stone, and to take part in athletic and musical festivals and competitions. Dr Michael Scott gives the first comprehensive history of Delphi during its 1,000 years as the "centre" or "navel" of the ancient world; how it became a contested site between the Greeks and Romans; its eventual decline; and re-emergence during the 19th…