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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.  

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Title: The Roman Empire

Creator: BBC Series: History File Genre: History Year: 1992 Seasons/Episodes:
Link: Visit Website Tags: Army, Empire, Pompeii, Britons, Celts

Description: 5 Episodes: 1. The Romans 14 Jan 1992 2. Rome: Centre of the Empire 21 Jan 1992 3. Pompeii: Everyday Life 28 Jan 1992 4. Defending the Empire 4 Feb 1992 5. Roman Britain 11 Feb 1992 Five 20-minute episodes for age 11-14. This was the first unit of History File for a lower secondary audience, as until now all programmes had been aimed at 14-16 year-olds. From 1992 to 1999 History File was generally scheduled twice a week, with programmes on Mondays aimed at upper secondary pupils, and different programmes on Tuesdays or Thursdays aimed at lower secondary pupils.