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How to Survive the Roman Empire, by Pliny and Me: The Complete Series 1-3
- The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama
- By: Hattie Naylor
- Narrated by: Joanna Scanlan, Kieran Hodgson, full cast, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
The Emperor Domitian has informers everywhere; no-one is safe. He rules Rome with a rod of iron, and he is dangerously unstable and paranoid. In the snake pit of Imperial Rome, all Pliny the Younger wants to do is get his letters ready for publication. Except if he, his mother, their Greek cook Doris (who narrowly missed out on becoming the next Oracle at Delphi), and Venta, their slave with secretarial skills, have any chance of surveying, they are going to have to negotiate a political minefield, keep their eyes peeled for spies and, most of all, not do anything to annoy the Emperor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly entertaining use of Pliny the Younger
- By L W C on 02-03-19
- How to Survive the Roman Empire, by Pliny and Me: The Complete Series 1-3
- The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama
- By: Hattie Naylor
- Narrated by: Joanna Scanlan, Kieran Hodgson, full cast, Mia Soteriou, Matthew Gravelle, Nigel Barrett, Ewan Bailey
Great performances
Reviewed: 11-19-24
I can’t get enough of BBC enactments. Great story, voice work & entertainment that lasts an afternoon
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