Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield.

Author of Plato's Republic: A Ladybird Expert Book.

Author of Why Plato Matters Now (forthcoming Bloomsbury)

Honorary Patron of The Philosophy Foundation.

Advisory board for Plato’s Academy Centre.

World Economic Forum Global Future Council 2018-19 on Values, Ethics and Innovation.

Panellist for 2016 World Economic Forum panel discussion on the 'Future of Education' and closing panel discussion of the conference on 'Staying Human'.

CLICK HERE to watch Angie's ongoing series An Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy. (Also available HERE for Apple devices.)

Philosophy in Practice (Cosmote History)

CLICK HERE to listen to Angie's appearance on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

LISTEN BELOW to Angie's appearance on BBC Radio 3's Private Passions:

CLICK HERE for Angie's appearance on Test Match Special.

CLICK HERE to read about Angie's favourite books in an interview with The Reading Lists.

WATCH BELOW Angie and Dr Crosby Stevens explore the philosophical themes of the wall and ceiling paintings in Bolsover Castle, for English Heritage and Google Arts and Culture:

Interviewee for four programmes on Ancient Greek philosophy and culture by 1895 Films for Opportunity Education: Socrates and Plato; Aristotle; Greek Drama; Heroes and History.

Interviewee and series consultant for four programmes on Roman philosophy and culture by 1895 Films for Opportunity Education on The Making of Rome.

Since 2014 Angie has been collaborating with her Sheffield colleague Dr Josh Forstenzer to protect and increase philosophy provision in primary, secondary and tertiary education; find out more about what they have been doing and why they think it matters HERE.

forthcoming public engagement events

Jan 2025 (exact date tba): Discussing Socrates in Prison on BBC Radio 4 In Our Time.

Why Plato Matters Now (Bloomsbury 2025)

Recent public engagement events

For media and other events prior to 2023, please see the appropriate years in the Media section

25th November 2024: video released of In Conversation with Rowan Williams at HowTheLightGetsIn Philosophy Festival in Hay-on-Wye (27th May 2024), discussing his new book Passions of the Soul and connections between the Eastern Christian tradition and ancient Greek philosophy

23rd November 2024: Speaking on Can We Move? Zeno the Dialectician at the Centre for the History and Philosophy of Physics (HAPP Centre) Conference, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford.

22nd November 2024: online discussion on Socrates for Classical Wisdom

11th July 2024: Facilitated a day long workshop with Fraser Battye: Ethical Decision Making for Clinical Leaders for NHS Clinical Leaders in Midlands and Lancashire CSU at The Studio, Birmingham.

8th July 2024: Interview in NewPhilosopher Magazine on potential benefits and harms of an ethics and politics of flourishing: Living a Fully Human Life

27th May 2024: In Conversation with Rowan Williams at HowTheLightGetsIn Philosophy Festival in Hay-on-Wye, discussing his new book Passions of the Soul and connections between the Eastern Christian tradition and ancient Greek philosophy

9th May 2024: Speaking on Greek conceptions of love in Designing the Magic of Love at the Royal Society of Arts, part of the Fetzer Institute funded Project Love

.25th April 2024: Turkish Translation in Corpus Dergi of my 2023 The Philosopher article Philosophy in the Agora: Past, Present and Future

21st April 2024: giving a talk on Marcus Aurelius - Man and Leader at a joint YPO/ Aurelius Foundation/ Plato’s Academy Centre event in Athens.

8th April 2024: interviewee in BBC2 Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary Beard, discussing Marcus Aurelius.

23rd March 2024: Giving a talk Pedagogic Play: Ancient Greek Philosophy for Children in a free online Philosophy and Children event hosted by Plato’s Academy Centre: (my talk runs from 14.00-39.52)

14th March 2024: Article in BNN by Justice Nwafor about my public philosophy work, particularly on In Our Time.

7th March 2024: Giving a talk at the Sheffield Branch of the Historical Association on Plato and the Legend of Atlantis

13th February 2024: Discussing love and design at the Conduit Club in London: Love Today: The Keys to Our Heart

12th February 2024: Article in the Times about my experiences appearing a record 26 times on the BBC Radio 4 discussion programme In Our Time

9th February 2024: Interviewed by KCBS radio in San Francisco about the benefits and dangers of being a sports fan, ahead of the Superbowl on the 11th February.

23rd January 2024: 18.00 GMT discussing Marcus Aurelius in a Classical Wisdom online event.

23rd November 2023: discussing the Cynics for ABC Australia The Philosopher’s Zone and podcast. An excerpt discussing Jesus and the Cynic movement was repeated on a Christmas Day ABC Australia highlights programme: Was Jesus a Cynic?

21st November 2023: 19.30 Giving a talk Who Lied? Classical Heroism and World War 1 at a joint meeting of the North Staffs Classical Association and the Western Front Association. Old Library, Keele Hall, University of Keele St5 5BG. To be live streamed and then posted on North Staffs CA YouTube

5th November 2023: An excerpt from the In Our Time discussion of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics was selected for BBC Radio 4 Pick of the Week (item starts 30.42).

4th November 2023: Discussing whether an AI system can be a friend on the Today programme (discussion 8.33—8.40 (1.33-1.40)).

2nd November 2023: Discussing Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics on BBC Radio 4 In Our Time.

16th October 2023: Online discussion of my article Philosophy in the Agora: Past, Present and Future for The Philosopher Magazine.

4th October 2023: Giving inaugural lecture Platonic Proportions: Beauty, Harmony and the Good Life at the Michelis Foundation in Athens, for their lecture series in collaboration with the University of Crete.

5th October: 2023: Speaking on Plato the Athenian at the University of Athens, for the inaugural conference of The Athens MA in Ancient Philosophy.

24th September 2023: Discussing celebrity culture on BBC Radio Scotland Sunday Morning with Cathy Macdonald: https://bit.ly/3tdiPXF (10.05-22.53).

23rd September 2023: Speaking at Senate House, London at the Aurelius Foundation event Stoic Icons: the Legacy of Seneca, Epictetus, Cicero and Marcus Aurelius.

21st September 2023: lead interviewee on CBC Radio Ideas on How to Flourish in a Broken World.

18th September 2023: Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme about my experiences of appearing on BBC Radio 4 In Or Time a record number of times.

9th September 2023: presenter of BBC Radio 4 Archive on 4 on public philosopher Bryan Magee: Man of Ideas.

27th-31st June 2023: Speaking on the concept of wisdom in ancient Greece at the Wisdom and Pedagogy Symposium at Domaine de Primard.

26th June 2023: Keynote speaker at the inaugural conference of the Association of Philosophy Teachers (APT) atKing Edward’s School, Birmingham.

24th May 2023: Speaking at the book launch of Jane Gatley’s Why Teach Philosophy in Schools? The Case for Philosophy on the Curriculum at the University Of Birmingham School of Education.

12th May 2023: Discussing wine in ancient Greek culture and philosophy in The Verb on BBC Radio 3 22.00

April 18th 2023: Video on Public Philosophy for The Rabbit Holes of Ideas YouTube series, hosted by Leonard Weiss.

March 23rd 2023: Interviewed for the Kyiv Independent about What Good is Philosophy? A Benefit Conference for Ukraine.

March 19th 2023: Public Philosophy in an Age of Uncertainty in Session 6 of What Good is Philosophy? A Benefit Conference for Ukraine. Talk runs from 37’10’’-1.06’35’’

February 25th 2023: Discussing the ethical and political issues arising from the current situation in and concerning Ukraine, for a special edition of Philosophy Takes On The News, hosted by Simon Kirchin.

February 20th 2023: Discussing Plato for the Ancient Heroes podcast series curated by Patrick Garvey (discussion includes the dialogue form, the Atlantis legend, Socrates as a new hero and much more). Available on most podcast apps, or HERE

January 1st 2023 21.30: Interviewee BBC Radio 4 Icon Image, Reflection, Shadow (rpt)