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4. Pink Eye
Episode 4 of 5
Roman Northern Frontier 110AD. Prefect's freedman Privatus recommends an unusual cure to Lepidina. Stars David Bradley.
Roman Northern Frontier 110AD. When an epidemic of conjunctivitis breaks out at the fort, the Prefect's freedman Privatus recommends an unusual cure to Lepidina.
Series about everyday life in a Roman fort on the Northern Frontier.
Written by Catherine Czerkawska.
Inspired by the wooden writing tablets recently found at the site of Vindolanda in Northumberland.
Coventina .... Heledd Baskerville
Lepidina .... Shuna Snow
Cerialis .... Robert Bathurst
Privatus .... David Bradley
Original music by Sian Burns
Director: Lawrence Jackson
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in March 2002
Last on
Fri 15 Aug 2025
03:45
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