I picked up the r2 Dutch release of the classic BBC series I CLAUDIUS.13 episodes on 2 flipper discs.I never knew that the episode "Zeus by Jove" where Caligula (John Hurt) kills his sister by removing the Foetus from her womb,(also apparently eating it) was cut after its first transmission.It is obvious looking at the dvd that the scene where Claudius is advised by Caligula not to look has been shortened.I gather the footage of the grisly aftermath (removed due to complaints) was lost & has never been seen since.
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