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Classicist Dr Michael Scott examines the vital role played by the Romans in the preservation of Greek drama and in the history of theatre. He explores how the Romans absorbed Greek theatre and adap...ted it to their own, very Roman, ends and looks at how this famous empire provides one of the crucial connections between our modern drama and the great plays of the ancient Greeks.
Classicist Dr Michael Scott examines the vital role played by the Romans in the preservation of Greek drama and in the history of theatre. He explores how the Romans absorbed Greek theatre and adap...ted it to their own, very Roman, ends and looks at how this famous empire provides one of the crucial connections between our modern drama and the great plays of the ancient Greeks.
| Series: | Ancient Greece the greatest show on Earth |
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| Episode | 3 - |
| First transmission date: | 10-09-2013 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC 4 |
| Published: | 2013 |
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| Duration: | 00:59:00 |
| Note: | BBC 4 version |
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| Producer: | Catherine Abbott |
| Presenter: | Michael Scott |
| Contributor: | Michael Scott |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | BBC 4 website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039gly5 Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039vj0v |
| Production number: | FKIA654S |
| Available to public: | no |
