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In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the eruption, the horrific day is vividly brought to life.
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Alisdair Simpson
Narrator (voice)
Tim Pigott-Smith
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Jim Carter
Polybius
Jonathan Firth
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Rebecca Norton
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Martin Hodgson
Gaius
Robert Whitelock
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Rachel Atkins
Plinia
Chad Shepherd
Africanus
Chrissie Cotterill
Epidia
Katharine Whitburn
Julia
Leigh Jones
Sabinus
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