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Terry Jones' Barbarians

2006 · 1 season

A witty, inquisitive presenter-led history lesson that flips familiar stories and makes you rethink who the real villains were.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Terry Jones
Overview
Terry Jones' Barbarians is a 4-part TV documentary series first broadcast on BBC 2 in 2006. It was written and presented by Terry Jones, and it challenges the received Roman and Roman Catholic notion of the barbarian. Professor Barry Cunliffe of the University of Oxford acted as consultant for the series.
How it feels
Satirical, earnest, light and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Power, war, colonialism, identity
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Terry Jones
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French

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