What the Romans Did for Us

What the Romans Did for Us
GenreDocumentary
Directed byInge Samuels
Presented byAdam Hart-Davis
ComposerDeborah Mollison
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Producers
EditorPeter Parnham
Running time23 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release6 November (2000-11-06) –
11 December 2000 (2000-12-11)
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What the Romans Did for Us, is a 2000 BBC documentary series "looking at the innovations and inventions brought to Britain by the Romans".[1] The title of the programme is derived from the cult film Monty Python's Life of Brian, referencing the famous scene where the People's Front of Judea discuss (itself based on a Mishnaic discourse by Rabbi Shimon)[citation needed] "What have the Romans done for us?"

  1. ^ "What the Romans Did For Us". BBC Two. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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