Series 3 - Rome

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DVD Versions
Our original DVD releases had the Friends and Heroes Episodes in the English language only although they also had subtitles in several languages. We call these English only PAL DVDs.

We are currently in the process of releasing our Multi-Language Version DVDs which have the Friends and Heroes Episodes in ten languages (and the same ten languages as subtitles) on each DVD: Arabic; Chinese (Mandarin); English; French; German; Hindi/Urdu; Korean; Portuguese (Brazilian); Russian and Spanish (South American). All language subtitles can be displayed with any audio language you select.

You select the language you wish to hear when you first insert the DVD into your player and can change languages at will by simply ejecting and re-inserting the DVD and selecting a different language. Once you have selected the language you wish to hear all the menus, extras and quizzes will be provided in that language. These are true multi-language DVDs.

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TV Systems
The English only DVDs offered for sale in this store are designed for the PAL system in use in the British Isles, most of Europe, Australia and New Zealand. They are not suitable for the NTSC system in use in the United States of America, Canada and several other countries.

The Multi-Language Version DVDs are available in both PAL and NTSC versions - please indicate which version you require when you place your order.

Countries which use the SECAM TV system are usually able to view PAL DVDs.

Friends and Heroes Episodes 27 & 28

Episode 27 - Gladiator School - View Trailer
Macky and Portia finally arrive in Rome, but under very different conditions: Portia is welcomed as the niece of Rome’s famous General Tiberius, while Macky has arrived in chains... and that’s just the beginning of his problems. He has been sold to a school for gladiators! Macky tells the story of Amos speaking out, and recalls the preaching of John the Baptist, to remind us of brave men who spoke out against corruption.

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Episode 28 - School’s Out - View Trailer
When Macky refuses to kill another trainee during practice, the gladiator school manager decides to send him to the arena the next day. Because he won’t kill, he will almost certainly be killed. Portia goes to Senator Antonius, who has spoken out on behalf of the Friends of Jesus in the Senate. But Antonius seems unwilling to help. We hear the story of King David and Three Soldiers, and Antonius tells Portia about Jesus speaking in Nazareth.

Friends and Heroes Episodes 29 & 30

Episode 29 - Friends, Romans and Mystery Men - View Trailer
Macky is now a slave in Senator Antonius’s home. After telling the story of Jesus calming the storm to the Senator’s two children, to help them get to sleep during a dramatic storm, Macky discovers something extraordinary about their father. We hear of the trust between David and Jonathan, while Macky succeeds in foiling a trap laid by Brutacus and the mysterious Masked Rebel considers acquiring a daring young partner.

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Episode 30 - Sowing the Seeds - View Trailer
Toadie has a new job: he’s managing a gladiator, and finds he must resort to his usual cheating habits. Macky tells the story of David and Mephibosheth to explain the importance of helping others, and Antonius retells The Parable of the Sower, and the story of The House built on Rock to underline the need for solid foundations in life.

Friends and Heroes Episodes 31 & 32

Episode 31 - Senators Only - View Trailer
Marcus has an evil plan in the works, and he’s enlisted Toadie to help him. Meanwhile, Antonius tells Macky about Abraham and three strangers, and recalls the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus the tax collector, and how Zacchaeus soon changed his dishonest ways. Determined to find out what’s going on, Portia sets out to do some detective work at a mysterious warehouse where she runs into Macky, who then gets into serious trouble.

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Episode 32 - Senators First - View Trailer
Macky escapes from the warehouse with Portia, but he is badly injured. Trying to keep Macky conscious on the way home, Portia gets him to focus on the story of Joseph and Pharaoh’s Dreams. Later Portia finds she must take the lead in foiling Marcus’s plot, while Macky remains on his sickbed and Sophia tells a frightened Felix how Jesus brought Jairus’s daughter back to life.

Friends and Heroes Episodes 33 & 34

Episode 33 - Rome Alone - View Trailer
Convinced he knows who the Masked Rebel is, Marcus orders Toadie to spy on Antonius. Felix hears the story of Jesus healing blind Bartimaeus and learns the importance of having faith. Meanwhile, Absolom encourages Macky by retelling the story of Samuel anointing Saul. Toadie sneaks into Antonius’s house believing no-one is home, but has a surprise coming when he discovers someone is in after all!

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Episode 34 - Give and Take - View Trailer
Macky and the Masked Rebel rescue some slaves from certain death in the Circus Maximus, and as the scared slaves hide from their pursuers, Absolom reassures them with the story of Elijah and the Poor Widow. An angry Marcus orders Aemelia to be jailed, planning to use Babatunji as bait. Later, Babatunji hears the Parable of the Lost Sheep, and helps Antonius in a daring prisoner swap, understanding now that God cares for each of us.

Friends and Heroes Episodes 35 & 36

Episode 35 - Spies and Lies - View Trailer
Macky urges Antonius to speak out against Marcus in the Senate, but Antonius is reluctant to openly confront Marcus, reminding Macky of the importance of doing right when he tells the story of Jesus riding into Jerusalem. Macky responds with the story of Jesus and the Moneylenders in the Temple. Later Antonius is wrongly arrested after accusations by Marcus. To give Macky and Portia encouragement, Felix and Sophia tell the story of Jesus healing a Paralysed Man.

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Episode 36 - Conflict - View Trailer
Hoping to gain favour and payment, Toadie informs Antonius that Marcus is planning to rob Rome’s treasury. Antonius tells The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard to remind Macky that things can be seen differently. When Toadie appears asking to be rewarded, Macky tells him the story of Jesus and the Widow’s Offering to explain how the poor woman quietly donated all she had. Later Macky and the Masked Rebel confront Marcus and his men inside the treasury and Antonius tells Macky the story of Jesus and the Roman Tax.

Friends and Heroes Episodes 37, 38 & 39

Episode 37 - Betrayal - View Trailer
News arrives that Felix is in trouble and later Antonius is arrested. Through the stories of Jesus washing the Disciples’ feet, Jesus and the Lepers and the Last Supper and Jesus’ Arrest, we learn the importance of humility.

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Episode 38 - Trials and Tribulations - View Trailer
Portia seeks the Emperor’s help to get Antonius released, but the Emperor decides not to intervene. Our friends recall how Jesus appeared before Pilate, and the events which took place as Jesus carried his cross, and at The Crucifixion.

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Episode 39 - The Road Ahead - View Trailer
Macky finally decides he must leave Rome. Now Portia must decide what she wants her future to be! We hear the stories of Jesus being seen on the road to Emmaus, the Rich Young Man and the Ten Commandments, reminding us to make good choices in life.

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