Episode 18 now available with video for subscribers (Patreon)

Thanks to everyone for your patience in waiting for this one. This whole episode has now been 9 months in the making, from starting writing to finishing the video, and has been one of our longest and most sweeping episodes to date. It was also a real pleasure to set to video. In this episode, I've been able to bring together premium stock footage and archaeological images that bring the story to life, as well as some absolutely wonderful re-enactment footage provided by A+E Productions, who work for the history channel. I've also been able to include some lovely re-enactment footage from Channel 4, produced by the same team that worked on the visual effects for Gladiator - now upscaled into high definition for the first time.

As usual, Patrons get first access to the video, while the time consuming business of transcribing subtitles, clearing copyright checks and so on goes on. I hope this is a good way of saying thank you for supporting this show, and allowing me to make these productions the best they can be. If you notice anything that looks wrong or out of place, give me a shout and I'll correct it before it goes public.

Once again thank you for all your support and kind words, and I hope you enjoy the show.

Paul