Watching - I, Claudius

1976 - 10 hour series in 12 parts.
Based on the novels of Robert Graves who in 1934 published his most commercially successful work, I, Claudius.
Using classical sources, he constructed a complex and compelling tale of the life of the Roman emperor Claudius, a tale extended in the sequel Claudius the God.
I, Claudius received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1934. Later, in the 1970s, the Claudius books were turned into the very popular television series I, Claudius, with Sir Derek Jacobi shown in both Britain and United States.
If you enjoy historical drama, seek this out. I love these historical/period dramas. They bring to life long ago societies.

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Fantastic series.I’ve got the CD’s and watch it often.
Brilliant acting by everybody.

John Hurt just had to be the mad Caligula :grinning:

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We watched that when it was originally broadcast. It has been repeated. A great well-acted tale and I would even watch it again.

It made us smile at the time because the title read, ‘I CLAVDIVS’. Then we realised that the roman ‘U’ was written as ‘V’. We have referred to it as ‘I Clavdivs’ ever since. :slight_smile:

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