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.

Cast:Alisdair Simpson, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jim Carter, Jonathan Firth, Rebecca Norton, Martin Hodgson,

Genre:Drama, History, Documentary,

country:France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America,

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