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I, Claudius was a novel that the Tenth Doctor noted made the Roman Emperor Caligula look worse than he really was. (PROSE: The Lonely Computer) Brian Blessed played Augustus in a television adaptation. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles) In Roma I, Marcus Americanius Scriptor commissioned and extensively edited an award-winning biography of Claudius written by his fellow soldier Sepulcrius. (PROSE: Warlords of Utopia)

The novel has been adapted several times:

David Warner played Claudius in the 1972 stage adaptation.
Derek Jacobi played Claudius in the 1976 BBC serial and Augustus in the 2010 BBC Radio adaptation. He also narrated two abridged audiobook versions.
The 1976 serial featured Brian Blessed as Augustus, Siân Phillips as Livia, George Baker as Tiberius, John Hurt as Caligula, Frances White as Julia, Patricia Quinn as Livilla, John Castle as Postumus, Fiona Walker as Agrippina, Sheila Ruskin as Vipsania, Kevin Stoney as Thrasyllus, Jo Rowbottom as Calpurnia and Stratford Johns as Piso.
Tom Goodman-Hill played Claudius in the 2010 radio adaptation.
Tim McInnerny played Tiberius in the 2010 radio adaptation.
John Friedlander was the visual effects designer on the final episode of the 1976 serial.

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 * [[David Warner]] played Claudius in the 1972 stage adaptation.
 * [[Derek Jacobi]] played Claudius in the {{w|I, Claudius (TV series)|1976 BBC serial}} and Augustus in the {{w|I, Claudius (radio adaptation)|2010 BBC Radio adaptation}}. He also narrated two abridged audiobook versions.
-* [[Brian Blessed]] played Augustus in the 1976 serial.
+* The 1976 serial featured [[Brian Blessed]] as Augustus, [[Siân Phillips]] as Livia, [[George Baker]] as Tiberius, [[John Hurt]] as Caligula, [[Frances White]] as Julia, [[Patricia Quinn]] as Livilla, [[John Castle]] as Postumus, [[Fiona Walker]] as Agrippina, [[Sheila Ruskin]] as Vipsania, [[Kevin Stoney (actor)|Kevin Stoney]] as Thrasyllus, [[Jo Rowbottom]] as Calpurnia and [[Stratford Johns]] as Piso.
-* [[John Hurt]] played Caligula in the 1976 serial.
-* [[George Baker]] played Tiberius in the 1976 serial.
-* [[Fiona Walker]] played Agrippina in the 1976 serial.
-* [[Patricia Quinn]] played Livilla in the 1976 serial.
-* [[Stratford Johns]] played Piso in the 1976 serial.
-* [[Kevin Stoney (actor)|Kevin Stoney]] played Thrasyllus in the 1976 serial.
-* [[Frances White]] played Julia in the 1976 serial.
 * [[Tom Goodman-Hill]] played Claudius in the 2010 radio adaptation.
 * [[Tim McInnerny]] played Tiberius in the 2010 radio adaptation.