Alexander the Great graced us with his dishevelled but delightful presence in the Sibyl Service studio. Hands shaking for the bottle and wounds reeking of sepsis, he let it all out. Loud and proud. His father’s assassination (or patricide!?) his obsession with Persia, his belief that Zeus was his own father, his teachings from Aristotle and his vast empire.

Giving therapy to 'One of the Greats' taught me many things. 1. Even the greatest imperialists of all time need love and affection.

2. Being a philosopher king makes you an excellent battle strategist.

3. In 350BC, 'I was so drunk last night' basically justified everything.

We explore the vast legacy he left behind after his death in Babylon in 323 BCE: an empire stretching across territories that now form modern-day Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and parts of Pakistan and India.

Alex the Great is entering the studio.....