WebbBeing Roman with Mary Beard. 8. Death on the Nile. BBC Radio 4. 28 minutes. Tue 14th May 2024, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM. Available for over a year. Mary Beard joins the Emperor Hadrian, his wife Sabina, his young male lover Antinous and his court poet, Julia Balbilla on one of the strangest cruises in the history of Rome.