We love telly: A taste of HUN! - Pick of the day - ATTILA THE HUN BBC1, 9pm.(Features)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: February 13, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: by MAEVE QUIGLEY

WE'VE all heard of Attila The Hun, but how much do we really know about the great fifth-century warlord?

Thanks to this docu-drama we get a whistle-stop tour of the latter years of ...

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