Rome Wasn't Built in a Day

In this first episode, the builders meet Prof. Dai Morgan Evans, the archaeologist who's designed the Roman villa they're attempting to build with just authentic tools and material...

The builders tackle the bath house - the epitome of Roman sophistication. Theirs will boast under floor heating, a plunge pool and steam room. But, in one of the hottest Junes on r...

The builders face the most challenging and dangerous phase of the build: constructing the giant timber-frame. First they have to find suitable trees in the local woods from which t...

The builders have reached the halfway point in their attempt to construct a Roman Villa. The giant wooden frame has been successfully erected and it's a race to get the roof on bef...

It's September and the villa is rapidly taking shape. Work gets underway on finishing the bath house and finally plasterer Tim can begin the mammoth task of plastering over 3,000 s...

It's October and the final push is on to get the Roman villa completed, before the winter weather makes building impossible. But things aren't going well. The plaster in the showp...