Pompeii: The Last Day (20/10/2003)

Production : BBC, NDR, France 2, TLC, Discovery

Synopsis

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.

Alisdair Simpson

Tim Pigott-Smith

Jim Carter

Jonathan Firth