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Ancient and modern

Roman entertainment was far more exploitative than Jeremy Kyle

25 May 2019

9:00 AM

25 May 2019

9:00 AM

The Romans were as aware as Jeremy Kyle was of the pleasure that people could get from situations in which others were seen to be in trouble or humiliated in one way or another. Such situations were exploited by everyone from emperors to artists. Is there a new TV show here to replace Mr Kyle’s?

Romans would have made programmes exploiting the disabled.

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