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Meet the Romans With Mary Beard: Behind Closed Doors

Meet the Romans with Mary Beard (2012)

Documentary, Historical | UK

Director: Hugo Macgregor

BBC Four | Wednesday 13 April 2022 | 00:15

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Wednesday 13 April 2022 00:15

Monday 4 May 2020 20:00

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 3 - Behind Closed Doors

SYNOPSIS

In this final episode, Mary Beard delves even deeper into ordinary Roman life by going behind the closed doors of their homes. She meets an extraordinary cast of characters - drunken housewives, teenage brides, bullied children and runaway slaves - and paints a more dynamic, lusty picture of Roman family life.

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Mary Beard

Writer: Mary Beard

Producer: Caterina Turroni

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