8.30 p.m. |HINT| What the Romans Did for Us: Building Britain
Host Adam Hart-Davis rediscovers the innovations and inventions the Romans brought to Britain--in this episode, hi-tech farming methods and the creation of our first cities. The Romans brought new crops such as cabbages and turnips, as well as ingenious tools like. the original Swiss-Army knife. Adam tries out a reaping machine that was the forerunner of the modern combine-harvester, and finds modern crops are a tougher proposition than ancient wheat. In York, Adam discovers remains of the original Roman city. Beneath the streets, he finds a Roman sewer that is still working and marvels at the design of the best-preserved lavatories in the country. Adam discovers how Romans made glass windows and tests-out a specially built replica of the world's first fire engine.
11.00 p.m. |DISCU| Mysterious Death of Cleopatra
The daughter of an incestuous marriage, Cleopatra married and murdered her brothers, inheriting the throne of Egypt at age 17. Her life was filled with the unexplained. A team of experts reexamines the circumstances of Cleopatra's untimely death.
Host Adam Hart-Davis rediscovers the innovations and inventions the Romans brought to Britain--in this episode, hi-tech farming methods and the creation of our first cities. The Romans brought new crops such as cabbages and turnips, as well as ingenious tools like. the original Swiss-Army knife. Adam tries out a reaping machine that was the forerunner of the modern combine-harvester, and finds modern crops are a tougher proposition than ancient wheat. In York, Adam discovers remains of the original Roman city. Beneath the streets, he finds a Roman sewer that is still working and marvels at the design of the best-preserved lavatories in the country. Adam discovers how Romans made glass windows and tests-out a specially built replica of the world's first fire engine.
11.00 p.m. |DISCU| Mysterious Death of Cleopatra
The daughter of an incestuous marriage, Cleopatra married and murdered her brothers, inheriting the throne of Egypt at age 17. Her life was filled with the unexplained. A team of experts reexamines the circumstances of Cleopatra's untimely death.