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I, Claudius remains one of the best dramas ever to air on television, a deft masterpiece of story, character, and, perhaps most importantly, vivid atmosphere. Full Review | Apr 15, 2019
Through the voice of Graves, Claudius, or even better, Tiberius Caludius Drusus Nero Germanicus, later Emperor of Rome, tells us his story, a story of precarious survival in a world of intrigue, betrayal, lies and dangerous madmen (and madwomen).
Mar 14, 2020 · I, Claudius. 1976 - United Kingdom. Review: John Winterson Richards. Jack Pulman's adaptation of Robert Graves' I, Claudius for the BBC is a high point of modern Western culture, arguably the best historical drama in television history and possibly the best television drama of any genre. The two novels were said to be unfilmable.
S1 E1 - A Touch of Murder. September 20, 1976. 1 h 37 min. 13+. Rome, 24-9 BCE. Nearing the end of his life and surrounded by spies, Claudius, emperor of Rome, writes his family history. It begins during the reign of Augustus, with his treacherous grandmother, Livia, scheming to advance the career of her son, Tiberius.
Mar 4, 2010 · Robert Graves. 4.44. 3,181 ratings133 reviews. Clau-Clau-Claudius the stammerer was known as a buffoon and a pitiful fool. He made it his business to watch from the sidelines and record the antics, funny, violent and lustful, of the imperial household as its members vied with each other for power. Then he found himself Emperor.
I, Claudius (stylized as I·CLAVDIVS) is a 1976 BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves' 1934 novel I, Claudius and its 1935 sequel Claudius the God.Written by Jack Pulman, it stars Derek Jacobi as Claudius, with Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker, Margaret Tyzack, John Hurt, Patricia Quinn, Ian Ogilvy, Kevin McNally, Patrick Stewart and John Rhys-Davies.
The series is based on Robert Graves' novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God, novels about the life and times of Emperor Claudius (10 BC - AD 54). Claudius was a stammerer, nicknamed Clau-Clau-Claudius - someone his family - now called the Julio-Claudian Dynasty - would never have expected to sit on the throne of Rome.
