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4 Extra Debut. Roman Northern Frontier 110AD. The Prefect's wife receives a birthday invitation from a neighbouring fort. Stars Shuna Snow.

Roman Northern Frontier 110AD. The Prefect's wife receives a birthday invitation from a neighbouring fort.

A five-part series about everyday life in a Roman fort on the Northern Frontier, inspired by the wooden writing tablets recently found at the site of Vindolanda in Northumberland.

Written by Catherine Czerkawska.

Coventina .... Heledd Baskerville
Lepidina .... Shuna Snow
Cerialis .... Robert Bathurst
Privatus .... David Bradley
Marcus .... Ben Moor

Original music by Sian Burns.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in March 2002.

Release date:

15 minutes

On radio

Mon 11 Aug 2025 08:45

Broadcasts

  • Mon 11 Aug 2025 08:45
  • Mon 11 Aug 2025 13:45
  • Mon 11 Aug 2025 19:45
  • Tue 12 Aug 2025 03:45