Terry Jones' Barbarians
Terry Jones' Barbarians | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Written by |
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Presented by | Terry Jones |
Composer | Sandy Nuttgens |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Producer | David McNab |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Release | 26 May 16 June 2006 | –
Related | |
Terry Jones' Medieval Lives |
Terry Jones' Barbarians is a 4-part TV documentary series first broadcast on
Professor Barry Cunliffe of the University of Oxford acted as consultant for the series.
Episodes
"The Primitive Celts"
First broadcast 26 May 2006, this episode challenges the popular view of Celtic society as a
"The Savage Goths"
First broadcast 2 June 2006, it discusses Arminius, Trajan's Dacian Wars and Alaric I's sack of Rome.
"The Brainy Barbarians"
First broadcast 9 June 2006, it shows how Ancient Greeks and Persians were far from the Romans' view of them as effeminate and addicted to luxury. The Greeks valued science and mathematics, and the Persians had initially allowed multiculturalism among the different ethnic groups of its empire (until years of war with Rome).
"The End of the World"
First broadcast 16 June 2006, this episode discusses two barbarian babies born in 400 AD. One would grow up to become the most feared of all,
Companion book
- Jones, Terry & Alan Ereira (1 June 2006). Terry Jones' Barbarians. ISBN 978-0-563-49318-1.
- Jones, Terry & Alan Ereira (7 June 2007). Terry Jones' Barbarians. ISBN 978-0-563-53916-2.
References
- ^ "Decline and fall of the Roman myth". The Times. London. 7 May 2006.