A love of bloody spectacle led the Romans to build amphitheatres all over their Empire. In Britain there were at least 25, the largest in Chester, where archaeologists Tony Wilmott and Dan Garner spend three months excavating a complex site of ruins.
With the help of computer animation, they bring the amphitheatre back to life. Narrated by Michael Praed. Producer Deborah Perkin ; Editor John Farren (AD) Ask Adam Hart-Davis : page 27; Why We Love...: page 61