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This section contains screen and radio items directed at children on the theme of ancient Rome. Entries include details of creator, year of broadcast, genre and, where relevant, number of episodes.

Entries also are tagged according to subject matter, such as ‘gladiators’, ‘slavery’, ‘Boudicca’, ‘Roman Britain’ etc., and searches may be conducted by any of these elements.  

Title: Eagle of the Ninth

Creator: Rosemary Sutcliff Series: Children's Hour Radio Show Genre: Drama, History, War Year: 1957 Seasons/Episodes: 6 episodes
Link: Visit Website Tags: Britons, Celts, Slavery, Army, Gladiators, Empire

Description: Young Roman officer Marcus Flavius Aquila tries to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion in northern Britain.