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Roman Britain

Date released

10 Sep 1931

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

122

NoS ID

138149

Story no

9 / 9

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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Hadrian: Empire and Conflict (2008)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 40 minutes), £17.99

An exploration of the legacy of Hadrian, who ruled the Roman Empire from AD 117 to 138. The DVD includes, in addition to the 40 minute film, four video podcasts and a gallery of images. The DVD was produced...

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Matter of Spreadeagling, A (1963 Television)

Series

More Faces of Jim

Producer

Douglas Moodie

Series of comedy playlets starring Jimmy Edwards, with June Whitfield and Ronnie Barker. This episode parodied The SPREAD OF THE EAGLE BBC series. Set in Roman Britain the play incorporated cod Shakespearean...

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Red Shift

Date

18 Feb 2015, 12:39

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Review

2014. GB. DVD. BFI. 84 minutes (plus 65 minutes of extras). Certificate 12. Price: £19.99 About the reviewer: Dr Billy Smart currently works as Research Officer on the AHRC-funded ‘Forgotten British...

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Calleva - The Roman Town of Silchester (2004)

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 14 minutes), £5.95

CALLEVA documents Reading University’s excavation of Roman Silchester. It features various interviewees including the Field School Director, Amanda Clarke. The film contains video diary entries by...

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Hadrian’s Wall: The Edge of Empire (1999 Video)

aka: Romans in Britain, The: Hadrian’s Wall: The Edge of Empire

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Off-air recording, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at Hadrian’s Wall, the most famous landmark of Roman Britain, asking how and why it was built and what its true purpose was. Guy de la Bédoyère travels the length of the wall meeting...

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Time Team Digs - A History of Britain (2005)

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 600 minutes), £24.99

A 3-disc set featuring 8 of the digs from this long-running series where the team discover artefacts from the Bronze Age, Iron Age, the Roman Invasion, Roman Britain, the Dark Ages, Norman Britain, Medieval...

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Lost Centuries, The (8 Parts) (1968)

Subject

Archaeology; History

An 8-part television series made in 1968 looking at post-Roman Britain from the rise of Christianity and the influence of the later Islamic empires though to the beginning of the Renaissance. The series also...

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Exploring Roman Britain (1981)

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 39 minutes), £20.00

Uses the collections of the Verulamium Museum and the reconstructions of Alan Sorrell to recreate Roman town life. It is produced as a series of three shorter programmes: HOW THE TOWN GREW, LIVING IN THE...

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Discovering Roman Britain (1981)

Director

John Webster

Producer

John Webster

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £30.00 the set

Three short programmes tell an archaeological detective story of discovery, excavation and interpretation of evidence, to reveal the workings of a great farming estate of the Roman period.

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