In the year 2023, the Neo-Roman Empire was at the height of its powers. A potentially restive populace was kept in check using a time-honoured technique known as ‘Bread and Circuses’. The ‘Circuses’ part consisted of a remarkable piece of technology in which spectacles could be beamed directly into the homes of the citizenry, filling them with awe, wonder, gratitude and a sense of their insignificance in the sweep of history.
James Delingpole
Enthralling: BBC4’s Colosseum reviewed
I usually find watching anything made by the BBC as appetising as being burned at the stake – but this particular series is the kind of thing TV was made for
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