{"product_id":"herbert-wise-i-claudius-0054961875092","title":"I, Claudius","description":"\"A true masterpiece\" —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \"Fiendishly sophisticated\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"Handsomely produced, grandly acted, and…thoroughly involving\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \"Irresistible, witty\" —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e Rated one of the \"100 Best TV Shows of All Time\" by Time magazine, this epic BBC series spans the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus through Claudius, a stuttering scholar who learns early to play the fool and stay alive. Based on the novels by Robert Graves, it stars Derek Jacobi (\u003ci\u003eThe King’s Speech\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCadfael\u003c\/i\u003e) in a career-defining role. Siân Phillips (\u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e) is “exquisitely wicked” (Los Angeles Times) as the lethal Livia, wife to Augustus (Brian Blessed, \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e), while John Hurt (\u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Man\u003c\/i\u003e) is \"decadence personified\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e) as the depraved Caligula, whose reign of terror paves the way for Claudius’s ascension. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Winner of an Emmy and numerous other awards, this riveting tale of ambition, debauchery, and intrigue remains one of the most popular and acclaimed dramas in Masterpiece Theatre history. Patrick Stewart (\u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e), George Baker (\u003ci\u003eThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e), Margaret Tyzack (\u003ci\u003eCousin Bette\u003c\/i\u003e), and James Faulkner (\u003ci\u003eThe Bank Job\u003c\/i\u003e) also star.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acorn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53921325449558,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/herbert-wise-i-claudius-0054961875092","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}