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BBC’s I, Claudius; and The Epic That Never Was

Craig Clarke wrote this review. Based on two novels by Robert Graves, the BBC’s I, Claudius was a groundbreaking miniseries, and is still today considered by some to be the totem by which all other miniseries are measured. It stars … Continue reading

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Emery Robin’s The Stars Undying

Emery Robin’s debut novel, The Stars Undying, attempts, with uneven success, to transplant the story of Cleopatra and Gaius Julius Ceasar to a space opera setting. Long ago, or perhaps long from now, in a galaxy that may or may … Continue reading

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