If you're not already listening to the Revolutions Podcast, treat yourself... (You can skip the American and maybe British "revolution", and start at the French Revolution if you're not sure this is for you)

https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/revolutions_podcast/

It's similar to "The history of Rome" podcast if you are familiar. From what I gather, the host offers a quasi-linear narrative of the history of the Byzantine empire, with small asides that focus on clarifying important aspects of daily/military/religious/bureaucratic life. It can be somewhat dense in the presentation of a lot of names, places, and religious concepts. But I find it very rewarding.

EDIT: If you are asking who the host follows, it is the Byzantine (Christian) perspective, with generous asides given to explaining the myriad of cultures surrounding Constantinople and how they shape the emerging empire.