What The Romans Did For Us

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Newest Review: ... the option of dropping history in favour of another subject in the third year, I leaped at the chance. Now if Adam Hart Davis had been my teacher I would have stayed with history because his enthusiasm for the subject is infectious. Anyone who has enjoyed the Local Heroes series presented by Adam Hart Davis will surely take kindly to his latest venture, currently being shown on BBC2 on ... more

... Mondays at 8.30pm. His style of delivery is much the same as he employs in Local Heroes and his explanations of how something was done is as clear and precise as ever. I now feel that I could plot a straight road like the Romans did by using the method expl...more

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What The Romans Did For Us: We Drive On The Left (414 words)
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I had seen "What The Romans Did For Us" advertised in the Radio Times but because of its historical nature it just didn't appeal to me even though I saw that Adam Hart Davis would be presenting the series. I have to thank mmillmor for pointing me towards "What The Romans Did For Us" in the commentary made to my "Yesterday's World". Much obliged mmillmor. It is nearly fifty years since I left school and whilst there I absolutely hated history. So much so that when we were given the option of dropping history in favour of another subject in the third year, I leaped at the chance. Now if Adam Hart Davis had been my ... Read the complete review

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