06-09-2006, 04:42 PM
From the UK's Radio Times, a review of tonight's episode:
Quote: 3/4 - The Brainy Barbarians
"It wasn't the Romans that were the brains of the ancient world; it was the barbarians," thunders Terry Jones, as another brick tumbles from the colosseum of received wisdom. Thus begins the third episode of this marvellous history-debunking series, with Jones huffing and puffing his way across Greece and Iran in his latest attempt to big up those civilisations whose achievements were effectively squashed by the sandal of Roman self-aggrandisement. Far from being a godless rabble of swarthy bruisers in tiny skirts, it seems the barbarians of Greece and Persia were peaceable boffins whose innate humanity saw them develop what were, in essence, welfare states. It's enormously entertaining stuff, with Jones's unique presentation style (explosive hand gestures, jowls flapping like excited curtains) providing the perfect visual accompaniment.
RT reviewer: Sarah Dempster
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