What the Romans Did for Us | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Directed by | Inge Samuels |
Presented by | Adam Hart-Davis |
Composer | Deborah Mollison |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Producers | |
Editor | Peter Parnham |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 6 November 11 December 2000 | –
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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?"