Series 1, Episode 2
Pliny the Younger and Venta, his new Welsh slave, go hunting for boar.
Further details
Venta, who used to be a free man called Cadwalader of Caerwent, has now been slave to Pliny the Younger for a month. He's been welcomed into the household, especially by Pliny's mother - though not by Doris the cook who resents him interrupting her divinations.
With a picnic basket of stuffed dormice, Pliny and Venta go hunting for boar, though Pliny would much rather write a letter to his friend Tacitus than actually get his hands dirty - after all, he's got Venta to do that for him.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 27th October 2015
- Time
- 10:45am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
| Regular cast | |
|---|---|
| Kieran Hodgson | Pliny the Younger |
| Nigel Barrett | Venta |
| Joanna Scanlan | Marcella |
| Mia Soteriou | Doris |
| Writing team | |
|---|---|
| Hattie Naylor | Writer |
| Production team | |
|---|---|
| Kate McAll | Director |
| Kate McAll | Producer |