Stephen Fry: Greek Myths Can Teach Us All About Ourselves 🔱

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  • čas přidán 1. 11. 2023
  • Actor, comedian, national treasure and expert in Greek mythology Stephen Fry joins the Chris Evans Breakfast Show with cinch to talk about his latest book, Mythos: The Illustrated Story 🔱
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  • @Thai.Farang
    @Thai.Farang Před 7 měsíci +341

    Stephen Fry has got to be the most interesting person on the planet.

    • @Irishstew6969
      @Irishstew6969 Před 7 měsíci +3

      You need to get out more.

    • @Thai.Farang
      @Thai.Farang Před 7 měsíci +18

      @@Irishstew6969 Thanks for the advice

    • @fransmith3255
      @fransmith3255 Před 7 měsíci +19

      He's worth listening to regardless of the topic. I'm always riveted whenever he's speaking. 😅 And always totally humble - a much underappreciated trait, and an exceedingly rare one in the western world.

    • @capri2673
      @capri2673 Před 7 měsíci +2

      He's certainly interesting but he also stands out so much because most TV content is so bad. Here in the UK, anyway.
      I think Derren Brown is another fascinating person.

    • @shaunneal9981
      @shaunneal9981 Před 7 měsíci +8

      He's interesting to me because he has so much knowledge about things that I know little about and he always conveys it in an interesting way.

  • @sarahdin4539
    @sarahdin4539 Před 7 měsíci +76

    Protect this man at all costs ❤❤❤❤

    • @rodgerhargoon3402
      @rodgerhargoon3402 Před 3 měsíci

      Protect him by putting him in the British meusim next to lord clive of India and lord churchill

  • @donaldbutcher1260
    @donaldbutcher1260 Před 7 měsíci +50

    Stephen, please be careful we need you around for a very long time.
    Get well soon 😊

  • @elizabethk3238
    @elizabethk3238 Před 7 měsíci +49

    Love Stephen. I wish he'd take care of his health so we have him with us longer.

    • @terryhenderson6644
      @terryhenderson6644 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Nurse him and enjoy the time.

    • @rosemacaskie
      @rosemacaskie Před 2 měsíci

      Isnt it Christianity that says that we are better than animals. It isegotistical to think we are tge best.
      They might do telepathy. , that would nean that they named each other. Anyway, in thought you dont need a name, just the memory of that animal with a fluffy tail or sone such. Just a visual image of the specues.
      What do native Indians believe on the subject?
      Would heaven be boring without tigers?
      Why wouldn't God want them up there I wonder?

  • @jeanninecalder3652
    @jeanninecalder3652 Před 6 měsíci +90

    Stephen is an absolute joy and amazing individual, such a treat to listen and watch him.what on earth did we do to be so blessed to have him in our world. He deserves his own constellation in the sky for us to worship and adore.

    • @fellowirishartists
      @fellowirishartists Před 5 měsíci

      It would be the Wilder One ⭐

    • @Mtrospectiv
      @Mtrospectiv Před 3 měsíci

      You known Stephen would hate it with all of his being if he ever found himself in the situation you're describing 😔😂

  • @gmwillow
    @gmwillow Před 6 měsíci +31

    I'd love to sit and have a chat with Mr. Fry. He is so kind, intelligent, empathetic, well read, and lovely. I hope he knows what a joy he brings to others!

    • @black8art
      @black8art Před 5 měsíci +4

      I have met a few people like Stephen through my life, and it his JOY of knowledge and learning that enthrals me! The GLEE he expresses when sharing what he has learned is, to me, what life is about!

    • @Greblav
      @Greblav Před 4 měsíci

      I’d love to meet or even know Stephen, I’m so full of admiration for him …. but having a conversation …. I wouldn’t be clever enough 😢

  • @emgee691
    @emgee691 Před 6 měsíci +22

    What I always enjoy watchingbor listening to Stephen Fry is that he never seems jaded. He has this kind of auto-passion which has him open and interested about so many things and people. And he's such an outstanding wordsmith. A kind of Sir David Attenborough of English and Literature.

  • @ruthkirkparick3535
    @ruthkirkparick3535 Před 7 měsíci +50

    Teachers are wonderful people. Education systems seem intent on stifling them. Stephen Fry is a teacher!

    • @user-zb7uh2ob1r
      @user-zb7uh2ob1r Před 6 měsíci

      Omigoodness! This is exactly it!

    • @black8art
      @black8art Před 5 měsíci +2

      The best teachers have always been STORYTELLERS, from the first tribes and family groups of humanity, through to ....well, ....Stephen Fry! NOTHING imparts knowledge quicker and with more efficacy, than a good story, well told!

  • @NathanJEaton
    @NathanJEaton Před 7 měsíci +53

    What a truly magnificent human being he is.

  • @GWills-ys6rd
    @GWills-ys6rd Před 7 měsíci +19

    If there was a person one would want to confur at a time of deep adversity it would be Stephen Fry. What a deeply informed and humane person.

  • @alexisleon23
    @alexisleon23 Před 6 měsíci +17

    Stephen Fry you are very important for us !!! 18 million Greeks around the world love you ! A friend from Greece

    • @rodgerhargoon3402
      @rodgerhargoon3402 Před 3 měsíci

      All the taramasalata love you...... ..love from lord dolmades 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @MajiSylvamain
    @MajiSylvamain Před 7 měsíci +24

    I am intrigued, most definitely getting Stephen's books. My greatest teacher is Stephen Fry, every time I watch him, I learn something.😺🐈👍

    • @black8art
      @black8art Před 5 měsíci +1

      I have ALL THREE of his "Greek Trilogy" books, and now I know it's coming, I can't wait for the FORTH, "Odyssey"!
      I've been on a bock buying "spree" recently and have several Autobiographies to work through before I'm made homeless (Section 21!), so I'm saving these works of genius until I'm in a hostel somewhere!

    • @MajiSylvamain
      @MajiSylvamain Před 5 měsíci

      @@black8art what for real, I'm so sorry to hear that. ( What is section 21)

    • @terryhenderson6644
      @terryhenderson6644 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Oh to have had a teacher, or tutor, at school like Stephen Fry. The class would have been well versed and educated.

  • @greensleevez
    @greensleevez Před 7 měsíci +25

    Also, the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is such an amazing book that extends the idea of The Meaning of Liff, heavily recommended for word-lovers.

  • @nickmoloney9820
    @nickmoloney9820 Před 7 měsíci +12

    Chris Evans is no slouch either! In Irish you don't say " I am sad " but rather " the sadness is upon me " . Brilliant Interview.

    • @Greblav
      @Greblav Před 4 měsíci +1

      A poetic description.

  • @terryhenderson6644
    @terryhenderson6644 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Fry lightens this man's life - Been through more damage than him, took me 20 years to walk again. But his intelligence is absolute. He communicates to even thick people like me.

  • @black8art
    @black8art Před 5 měsíci +8

    What is is about this amazing man, that makes our days, even the darkest ones, light up? If I am feeling particularly "broken", I just have to find an interview, or a narration containing his voice, and I am able to cope again!
    I would happily buy him a dinner, AT ANY COST, just to spend a few hours not just talking about the world's ills, but curing them!

    • @Greblav
      @Greblav Před 4 měsíci

      Let me pitch in 😊

  • @Outspoken.Humanist
    @Outspoken.Humanist Před 7 měsíci +19

    I'm sorry. I know it's an overused term but Mr Fry really is a national treasure.
    Theists like to think that the Bible's book of Genesis is the only real and true story of the world and our own beginning but that is only because it is familiar to us. There is no ostensible difference between any culture's creation myth and every culture has one.

  • @dalestaley5637
    @dalestaley5637 Před 7 měsíci +8

    His physician was 100% correct.
    We medicate so you move. Immobility increases complications, mortality rates.
    The injuries Stephen Frey sustained were serious. I'm so thrilled to him up and about.

  • @sveinoleaase
    @sveinoleaase Před 6 měsíci +7

    I met him at blackadder, have seen and read most since then. He is a fellow traveller in my life. Comedy, drama, psychic health, ethics knowlegde. He has been there along with at pantheon of other lightbringers, often hos friends.
    Thank you❤️from Norway.

  • @minwall9924
    @minwall9924 Před 6 měsíci +9

    Always a joy to listen to Stephen Fry! What a joy!

  • @Watching24-7
    @Watching24-7 Před 7 měsíci +8

    What an absolute gentleman, I could listen to him all day everyday, fantastic! 😊

  • @diamondgeezertunes
    @diamondgeezertunes Před 6 měsíci +8

    What all people need to aspire to be ... And that's to be A great human being like Stephen Fry ..love , Intelligent and humbleness rolled into a wonderful person ..

  • @ChaosPootato
    @ChaosPootato Před 7 měsíci +6

    I love this man. He's interested and interesting in everything he touches

  • @lifes-entertainment2484
    @lifes-entertainment2484 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I love Stephen so much. ❤️ you're the best of us

  • @anonleeleichner3915
    @anonleeleichner3915 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I've admired this gentleman for ever

  • @Kadampa89
    @Kadampa89 Před 6 měsíci +2

    For me, the very best enjoyment I experience from SF is that he doesn’t speak, lecture, and otherwise pontificate as if he knows anything. I appreciate him because he speaks on the things he is learning. That is a big difference. I’m sorry you were injuried but I’m sending good thoughts. Thank you for being on the planet.

  • @jonathanwetherell3609
    @jonathanwetherell3609 Před 7 měsíci +13

    There are some people that you could listen to all day long. Mr. Fry is one of those but writ large.

  • @mariandavies9487
    @mariandavies9487 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Whatever would we do without Stephen Fry? He makes the world so much a better place.

  • @TheGgreen100
    @TheGgreen100 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Who would have thought Steven Fry knows what anti-aliasing is.
    He never ceases to impress.

  • @TheMarman57
    @TheMarman57 Před měsícem +1

    As a personal parallel , my own GP here in Germany explained very similar reasons for his administration of strong pain killers to me when I had severe pain due to an injury. He said - I translate - " Unrelieved severe pain can lead to long term nerve damage and to possible permanent disability and/or mobility issues. If we can lessen the pain, we can help your body work against the damage at a higher level of pro-activity, and by stimulating the nervous system ensure a better level of eventual recovery". It's, I think a wonderful explanation of the science behind pain control. They have huge hospitals and clinics here in Germany entirely dedicated to pain therapy.

  • @filipposcharalampidis1874
    @filipposcharalampidis1874 Před 4 měsíci

    The precious Stephen Fry..... There will never be enough words to express how enormously proud and grateful we feel as Greeks about him. Bless you

  • @spring_in_paris
    @spring_in_paris Před 4 měsíci

    Absolutely delighted. Always a pleasure to listen to sophisticated people. Stephen Fry is brilliant. Love it, when he speaks German, he's so good at it.

  • @lilmem07
    @lilmem07 Před 5 měsíci +1

    What a fabulous conversation. Process rather than noun is my favourite takeaway 💖

  • @dirufanboy1971
    @dirufanboy1971 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Good lord I could listen to Stephen talk all day. About anything. And everything.

  • @jensonee
    @jensonee Před 6 měsíci

    we love you, Stephen. thanks for being you.

  • @eddyk2016
    @eddyk2016 Před 6 měsíci +3

    A stellar education and being well travelled. What I noticed with him and Christopher Hitchens and also Joanna Lumley is, when they speak, they all paint beautiful pictures/images with their words

  • @noelhall945
    @noelhall945 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Wonderful !
    In the true tradition of the English Conversationalist.
    [Phoenix AZ]

  • @ganesankrishnamurthy8658
    @ganesankrishnamurthy8658 Před 4 měsíci

    He's so entertaining and also thought provoking. ❤❤

  • @henrikechers9995
    @henrikechers9995 Před 6 měsíci

    He is so amazing to listen to....

  • @spfisterer3651
    @spfisterer3651 Před 6 měsíci +12

    Could listen to Stephen Fry all day ❤

  • @LezMarwick
    @LezMarwick Před 6 měsíci

    I will never tire of listening to Stephen Fry.

  • @rayjulien4739
    @rayjulien4739 Před 5 měsíci

    Will always listen to Stephan Fry.

  • @meretebrekkeskara6200
    @meretebrekkeskara6200 Před 2 měsíci

    Love to listen to Stephen, so interesting.

  • @InservioLetum
    @InservioLetum Před 5 měsíci

    I absolutely adore that Mr. Fry _STILL_ breathes the very essence of Qi -- a warm hearth of learning and wonder -- into any conversation, all these years after the network replaced him with Ms. Toksvig. This conversation was enthralling and yet felt comfortingly familiar, an unexpected impromptu episode of Qi as it once was... "Qfry" if you will. It reminded me why I loved that show so much with Mr. Fry hosting. He was and apparently remains, the vital spark of that show.

  • @elenah9015
    @elenah9015 Před 5 měsíci

    I want this conversation with Mr. Gry never to end

  • @NgariiT
    @NgariiT Před 5 měsíci

    What an absolute gem.

  • @garethpitcher2322
    @garethpitcher2322 Před 3 měsíci

    Mr Fry is the most wonderful human being I've ever seen. He really inspires the good in everything, soupy twist

  • @303lush
    @303lush Před 6 měsíci

    I love this man more and more.

  • @hochaktuell
    @hochaktuell Před 6 měsíci +5

    It is such a joy to listen to him.

  • @knowname23
    @knowname23 Před 6 měsíci

    Just lovely

  • @ruthcarter8895
    @ruthcarter8895 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I’m so glad I found this! I was wondering how Mr. Fry was doing after his fall.😊

  • @bigs1546
    @bigs1546 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Love Stephen Fry's take on the world. As kids we used to say thunder was god moving furniture - we knew what it was but made up our own stories anyway 😆

    • @Greblav
      @Greblav Před 4 měsíci

      Being Danish I all ways imagine Thor rumbeling on in his wagon … and think about what his destination might be. 😄

  • @Roger_Grant
    @Roger_Grant Před 7 měsíci +7

    I could listen to him for hours.

  • @summerhydrangea
    @summerhydrangea Před 3 měsíci

    His voice is the most beautiful sound in this earth, full of love and kindness and wisdom. I can believe that human beings are ok to exist because of him…

  • @Mylifeisabysmal
    @Mylifeisabysmal Před 6 měsíci

    Id love to meet Fry, he’s absolutely brilliant.
    Just to pick at his mind about literally everything would satisfy me for a handful of lifetimes

  • @nigelbilsby3826
    @nigelbilsby3826 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Stephen fry's books mythos, heroes, troy is so funny and full of his whit, looking forward to the next book his version of the iliad, got to get that!

  • @lauralake7430
    @lauralake7430 Před 3 měsíci +1

    His reaction when asked if he wants to be connected with elon is hilarious and telling. He could out talk, out think and out reason elon everyday of the week and twice on Sundays .

  • @claudiasc4506
    @claudiasc4506 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Very interesting interview! I was into greek myts when I was young and Stephen book seems quite interesting🙂

  • @daveofyorkshire301
    @daveofyorkshire301 Před 7 měsíci +9

    A good teacher does NOT tell you what to think, they encourage you to think and discover for yourself.
    I believe in that way Stephen has encouraged us all to look beyond what's right in front of us, and whilst I don't agree with some of the stances he's taken, I do find the fact it's a starting point to debate not a decree when he speaks...
    I wish he'd do something like Time Team for ancient mythology, with a comparison between Greek, Nordic and others.

  • @keatsgipsy9991
    @keatsgipsy9991 Před 4 měsíci

    Stephen I do hope you are feeling well by now. ❤ How I enjoy your energy and fascinating interactions. Thank you.

  • @youkeepwalking
    @youkeepwalking Před 7 měsíci +7

    I often reach for alcohol when I am depressed......on better days I do sometihing like listed to Stephen Fry speak.

  • @dalestaley5637
    @dalestaley5637 Před 7 měsíci

    Humans naturally create stories. We're hardwired for it. It is part of assessment of friend or foe, safety etc based on experience and the imagined.
    We created the gods, goddesses to explain what we can't.
    Energy has always left us in awe. From a war to a music concert, think of the shared energy and how we use it.
    These discussions are necessary and delightful.

  • @FoivosLoxias
    @FoivosLoxias Před 4 měsíci

    Love him!

  • @OrdinaryWorld
    @OrdinaryWorld Před 7 měsíci +4

    I remember The Meaning of Liff... particularly, NAPLES: the small indents in a slice of Ryvita, and UTTOXETER: the electronic device in a coffee vending machine that randomly dispenses a beverage you didn't choose.

    • @thelasthomelyhouse
      @thelasthomelyhouse Před 6 měsíci +1

      Kettering - the marks on your legs when you sit on a camping chair. Symonds Yat - the bit of egg you slice off a hard boiled egg

  • @patmaurer8541
    @patmaurer8541 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The only single word I can think of for the appreciation of going from soaked to warm & dry is Hygge: comfort/coziness/ease/safety. 😊

  • @hestiathena4917
    @hestiathena4917 Před 3 měsíci

    I've heard of Stephen Fry, but this is my first major exposure to him. I like him! And I'm terribly sorry I didn't know more about him sooner! I'll have to check out that book and his previous work...

  • @BalThaZzoR
    @BalThaZzoR Před 3 měsíci

    Awsome!

  • @user-pz2lt7ox1r
    @user-pz2lt7ox1r Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you for this video

  • @wayneuk62
    @wayneuk62 Před 5 měsíci

    Stephen fry is amazing 🤩 ❤

  • @johnslater1460
    @johnslater1460 Před 3 měsíci

    Chaos and cosmos. Wonderfully illustrated in sound by the opening of Haydn's Creation. But before that, the writings of Grossteste, died 1253 as Bishop of Lincoln, who formulated a model of the big bang. Wonderful interview.

  • @lesbendo6363
    @lesbendo6363 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Mr Fry and Mr Musk should meet. I think they would get along very well. Oh to be a fly on the wall in that meeting/discussion! 🇨🇦

  • @jestermoon
    @jestermoon Před 6 měsíci

    Take A Moment
    Relax and Enjoy a genius at play 5:08
    Great stuff 6:09 pictures in my mind 6:22 🎉😂 6:39
    Thanks Chris

  • @nevarran
    @nevarran Před 6 měsíci

    Legend.

  • @peteklein630
    @peteklein630 Před 6 měsíci +1

    This was not only a delightful program but totally new to me being from the USA. I immediately subscribed and look forward to future sessions!
    Now, I just have to figure out what Wooster's last line meant...! lol

    • @garryferrington811
      @garryferrington811 Před 5 měsíci +1

      "There's a lot of raw work pulled off at the font." Giving a child a ridiculous name. Although you can't beat Featherstonehough. (Look up the pronunciation. I heard it from Stephen Fry, on tv.)😊

  • @johnmccann8319
    @johnmccann8319 Před 5 měsíci

    Great human being.

  • @RandomNooby
    @RandomNooby Před 6 měsíci

    The subdued raw intellect of Chris Evans impressed me...

  • @modenadue7690
    @modenadue7690 Před 4 měsíci

    I can't remember which art event it was, ten or more years ago, and I'm not really the star-struck type; but I saw Stephen Fry walking through the large crowded foyer all by himself, so I went up to him and said, "I just wanted to thank you for your contribution to culture.", to which he thanked me very warmly back.
    He's the kind of guy you wish you had as your secondary school English or History teacher... when actually his knowledge makes it seem as if he could teach just about anything really, with an equal amount of infectious passion, enthusiasm and almost childlike curiosity and sheer joy.

  • @jeanninecalder3652
    @jeanninecalder3652 Před 6 měsíci

    Oh my dear sweet Stephen. I do hope you are all better, it stresses me to think of you hurting, you are such a dear dear man.

  • @fgcFooblez
    @fgcFooblez Před 15 dny

    Gosh, he makes 40 minutes feel like 5. Just a wonderful person.

  • @MichaelWilson-cx1hh
    @MichaelWilson-cx1hh Před 4 měsíci

    His whole legacy of a beloved man to many, wiped out in an instant and will be forever remembered for siding with genocide. A life's work, undone.

  • @desmondogara1287
    @desmondogara1287 Před 5 měsíci

    Very very intelligent person! Class in a glass! He should be seriously the Uk prime minister

  • @StinFriggins
    @StinFriggins Před 5 měsíci +1

    2:26 life mantra worthy quote

  • @elmolino2239
    @elmolino2239 Před 7 měsíci +15

    The Bible - "The goat-herder's guide to the universe" - (Seth Andrews)

  • @howardleekilby7390
    @howardleekilby7390 Před 4 měsíci

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    STEPHEN FRY, A HERO
    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @ronatopaz2793
    @ronatopaz2793 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Broke my knee earlier this year. Can someone please tell Stephen about Glucosamine and Collagen? Brilliant stuff.

    • @terryhenderson6644
      @terryhenderson6644 Před 5 měsíci

      Maybe he knows more than the producers of the medications.

  • @jasonsutton4415
    @jasonsutton4415 Před 5 měsíci

    My favourite Briton; interesting, intelligence, kind and entertaining, what is there not to love? I do wish he would look after his health better, he looks older than his 66 years and the world will not be the same when he goes.

  • @cphcph12
    @cphcph12 Před 2 měsíci

    As an old nerd, I'm happily surprised to hear someone like Stephen Fry talk about computer games and Star Trek and SF.🤓

  • @TimberWolfmanV6
    @TimberWolfmanV6 Před 5 měsíci

    @18:48 “collective unconscious which creates myth”
    Profoundly coherent statement of is.. for the vast majority of people on this earth.
    Waking reality for the majority is collective unconscious.
    Awake to what..
    Being

  • @stephenkoch5011
    @stephenkoch5011 Před 5 měsíci

    Your the man

  • @jayneberkley9742
    @jayneberkley9742 Před 6 měsíci

    Please listen to Mr Fry, intelligent honest and a thoughtful jolly good chap🥰👏👍

  • @stephenhardy312
    @stephenhardy312 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Dr McCoy in Star Trek was called 'Bones' because surgens were all nicknamed 'sawbones'.

  • @wendydevereux4375
    @wendydevereux4375 Před 6 měsíci

    ❤❤

  • @debbiecarter6430
    @debbiecarter6430 Před 7 měsíci +4

    KETTERING: The pattern on the back of your legs you get from sitting on a wicker chair.

  • @ejenkins4711
    @ejenkins4711 Před 4 měsíci

    A piece of peace be on its way brother

  • @richardoldfield6714
    @richardoldfield6714 Před 6 měsíci

    The thing about the linear notion of explaining beginnings (turtles all the way down) is that there's an alternative concept: no first beginning and no ultimate ending - just isness, an underlying "state" that just *is* ... and always has been and always will be, something that had no beginning and so has no end.

  • @ahmetdogan5685
    @ahmetdogan5685 Před 4 měsíci

    I like Stephen Dry.

  • @AlexCMoro81
    @AlexCMoro81 Před 6 měsíci

  • @jamesdavis9280
    @jamesdavis9280 Před 5 měsíci

    Can someone explain the end. What does Raw work pulled at the font mean?

  • @thomasbernecky2078
    @thomasbernecky2078 Před 3 měsíci

    Get better soon, friend Stephen.

  • @michaelhuntley1660
    @michaelhuntley1660 Před 4 měsíci

    Is it just me..but haven’t the big studios missed a massive trick not making mythos into a major tv series. On the scale of GOTs. It could go on for a decade and have major production values.. the stories are amazing and it would inspire a new generation to adore those wonderful Greek myths!