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Up Pompeii!

September 2025 •English

Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the Carry On films, and the second series by Rothwell and Sid Colin. Two further specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991. In ancient Pompeii, much-put-upon slave Lurcio navigates the chaotic lives of his owner's family

Chelmsford 123

September 2025 •English

Chelmsford, Britain in the year AD 123; there is a power struggle between Roman governor Aulus Paulinus and the British chieftain, Badvoc. Britain is a miserable place, cold and wet – just the place to exile Aulus for accidentally insulting the Emperor's horse, but also give him something useful to do. Aulus, probably a play on Aulus Platorius Nepos, the governor of Roman Britain between 122 and 125, was a rather delicate Roman, who was usually outwitted by the scheming Badvoc, who hadn't had a haircut for twenty-five years.

The Short Life

September 2025 •Spanish

Like any young man, Louis is about to experience great changes. He is married to an unknown cousin and is to inherit the throne of Spain. In the middle of the 18th century, this would be a happy episode in the life of any prince, but things are not going to be easy for Louis. With a rebellious wife, an alienated father and a conspiring stepmother, Louis I has to begin his reign. Luckily for him, the problems will soon end.

Kaamelott

September 2025 •French

In this off beat account of King Arthur's quest for the Grail, virtually every journey, battle or adventure is stopped dead in its tracks by the knights of the round table's most worldly traits : cowardice, greed, idiocy or misplaced chivalry. As a consequence, instead of epic adventures we are treated with the characters' pragmatic and anachronistic take on each and every event in the Grail legend, true to the purest sitcom tradition.

La Petite Histoire de France

September 2025 •French

**1810:** Renata Plancher, cousin of Napoleon, Jean Plancher, and their son Baptiste run an inn, "Chez Bonaparte," in Paris, Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Jean complains that the Emperor has shown them no regard since coming to power. **1695:** Count Philippe Honoré de Roche Saint-Pierre, cousin of Louis XIV, was dismissed from Versailles by the king. He lives with his wife Marie-Louise at the Château de La Croûtinière, 250 kilometers from Versailles. **1430:** François d'Arc is the cousin of Joan of Arc. He lives in Domrémy, Joan's birthplace, with his wife Ysabeau and Gaspard, a sheep breeder. François tries by all means to free his cousin, who is imprisoned by the Burgundians. **1:** Yorik is the cousin of Vercingetorix. He lives at the salt mine of Marsal, in Gallo-Roman Moselle, with his wife Maëlle, his son Briac, his daughter Gwénola, Burgal, Maëlle's brother, and Lena, Yorik's mother.

How Difficult

September 2025 •Chinese

Transmigrated into a harem game, Li Zhenzhen became Luxian Peak's most popular disciple. Practicing the sword with assertive male disciples, having heart-to-heart conversations with warm-hearted female disciples, solving everyone's problems... whether the capture targets are gentle or strong, express their love directly or indirectly, Li Zhenzhen must raise their affections in order to survive. But she never would have thought the consequences of raising affections would be so serious...!

Thermae Romae

September 2025 •Japanese

The story is a comedy about Lucius, an architect of public bath houses in ancient Rome, who time-travels to various modern-day baths in Japan. The author explores the two cultures in the world "that have loved baths the most: the Japanese and the Romans."

Plebs

September 2025 •English

Sitcom about three desperate young men from the suburbs who try to get laid, hold down jobs and climb the social ladder in the big city - which just happens to be ancient Rome.

Thermae Romae Novae

September 2025 •Japanese

A proud bath architect in ancient Rome starts randomly surfacing in present-day Japan, where he's inspired by the many bathing innovations he finds.

Justo antes de Cristo

September 2025 •Spanish

Believe in Love

September 2025 •Chinese

Lu Yue'er is a cute 17-year-old city girl who is hard-working, courageous, and kind. She's also optimistic, responsible, and easy-going. Yue'er has strong principles, for which she isn't afraid to suffer and is as tenacious as 'wild grass'. Hua Yinan is the handsome 20-year-old Lord of Huajian. While popular among the people, he has an unexpectedly dark personality.

Barbarians

September 2025 •German

Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.

Rome

September 2025 •English

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

Rome's Chariot Superstar

September 2025 •English

In 90 A.D., ancient Rome played host to a sporting spectacle that attracted crowds three times the size of the Colosseum?s gladiator games: chariot racing. Every week, 150,000 fans packed the massive Circus Maximus, not just to cheer on the speed, fury, and danger of the races, but to witness the champion charioteer, Flavius Scorpus. Examine his improbable rise from young slave to arguably the most successful competitor in the sport?s history.

I, Claudius

September 2025 •English

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.

Roar

September 2025 •English

Roar is an American television show that originally aired on the Fox network in July 1997. In the year AD 400, a young Irish man, Conor, sets out to rid his land of the invading Romans, but in order to accomplish this, he must unite the Celtic clans.

From Aristotle to Hawking

September 2025 •English

The New Testament You Never Knew

September 2025 •English

Do you know the real story behind the New Testament? We all share a fascination for discovering ‘the rest of the story.’ Through reading the New Testament we discover that God indeed keeps his promises, but those promises don’t always look like what people expected. Especially when it comes to Jesus. Join well-known Bible scholars N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird as they team up to take you on a tour of the explosive story behind the story of the New Testament.

Friends and Heroes

September 2025 •English

Friends and Heroes is a Christian children's program that airs on TBN, Smile of a Child TV, and was also shown on BBC TV. The show is both traditionally animated and computer animated. It takes place from 69 - 71 AD. There are three series each of 13 Episodes: Series 1 is set in Alexandria, Egypt; Series 2 in Jerusalem and Series 3 in Rome. The series was created by Brian D. Brown and Eric J. Danenberg, who also worked on The Storykeepers.

The Greeks

September 2025 •English

National Geographic's landmark event series, The Greeks, brings together historians, archaeologists, actors, athletes, scientists and artists to launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient Greeks' journey - not just to better understand their past, but to discover how their legacy illuminates our present, and will shape our future. The story of the Greeks is the story of us.