Ancients Behaving Badly
Ancients Behaving Badly is a British and Canadian produced documentary series that aired from November to December 2009 on the Canadian The History Channel and the American counterpart. The show focuses on the misdeeds of famous historical figures using forensic investigation, animated sequences, and historian interviews. Although events are depicted in a serious manner, the series has an occasionally tongue-in-cheek narrative style.
| Ancients Behaving Badly | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Oscar Chan Andy Webb |
| Narrated by | Tom McCamus |
| Composer(s) | Jerome McPeek Norman Orenstein |
| Country of origin | UK and Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dan Chambers Pauline Duffy Elliott Halpern |
| Producer(s) | Kelda Deike Andy Webb |
| Cinematography | Michael Grippo |
| Editor(s) | Francesco Bogino Chris Wright |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Blink Entertainment Yap Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | The History Channel |
| Original release | November 6 – December 30, 2009 |
Format
Narrated by Tom McCamus, each episode features a new historical leader who "behaved badly." The person's life story is explored through cartoon sequences and historian interviews. The historical figure is then placed on an "Ancients Behaving Badly Psychograph." The y-axis rates them from "goal driven killer" to "psychopathic murderer", while the x-axis measures individual pathologies.
Episodes
- Caligula
- Attila the Hun
- Julius Caesar
- Alexander the Great
- Nero
- Hannibal
- Genghis Khan
- Cleopatra