Synopsis
Restaurant critic Giles Coren and performer and broadcaster Sue Perkins travel back to the Roman Empire. Living in a splendid villa, they sample the Roman food and lifestyle.
- Programme: The Supersizers
- Episode: Ancient Rome
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2009
- History
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