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Wine for the Barbarians
'The men that tread the grapes must get into the press, having scrupulously cleaned their feet. None of them must eat or drink while in the press, nor must they climb in and out frequently. It is also proper to have the presses fumigated, either with frankincense or with some other sweet odour.'
In a series of four programmes Malcolm Billings and Barry Cunliffe trace the route of the Roman wine trade from the villa estates of Tuscany to an Iron Age settlement in Dorset. 1: Italy
Reader HUGH DICKSON Producer JOHN KNIGHT
BBC Bristol (Revised repeat)

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Malcolm Billings
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Barry Cunliffe
Reader:
Hugh Dickson
Source: Radio Times

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