The Herald

Rome Unpacked

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BBC 2, 9pm Chef Giorgio Locatelli and art critic Andrew GrahamDixo­n conclude their exploratio­n of Italy’s capital. In the second of two programmes, as well as marvelling at the mosaics in the 12th-century Basilica di San Clemente, Andrew takes Giorgio to an ancient Roman schoolteac­her’s classroom. Then it’s on to a true architectu­ral and civic wonder – the vast Testaccio Slaughterh­ouse, where workers were once paid in offal. Travelling to the Palazzo Colonna, Andrew shows Giorgio the Beaneater by Carracci.

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