He was the Historical Consultant on both series of the BBC's TIME COMMANDERS shown from 2003 to 2005 and presented first by Eddie Mair and then Richard Hammond and produced by LION TV. In each show a team of four members of the public took charge of one side in a grand computer simulation of an ancient battle. Adrian worked with the production team and the computer experts from Creative Assembly before, during and after filming. He also appeared as one of the two on-screen experts in five episodes - Cannae, Adrianople, Cynoscephalae, Sarmizegethusa, and Troy.

Link to youtube videos of a three part edited version of the Cannae episode, featuring Adrian with a truly bizarre hairstyle:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=E4jAy_0GVgk
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u9tXUr4QSIg
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_gSaaxxFzn0

Adrian's comment: 'This was a hugely enjoyable experience, with a great atmosphere in the studio in spite of the sometimes hectic pace. Somewhere there are photographs of the cast and crew of the second series all giving the Fred Scuttle salute. Sadly I don't have one of these to post here.'

He was also Historical consultant for the BBC drama, HANNIBAL: ROME'S WORST NIGHTMARE starring Alexander Siddig as Hannibal, and directed by Ed Bazalgette, and produced by Ailsa Orr. He also appeared in the accompanying documentary.

Adrian's comment: 'Again a terrific team of people and a great pleasure to be involved in this project. It was fascinating to see the script evolve and then see the final film. Hannibal is a huge subject and it was interesting to see how visual story-telling works in slightly different way to a book.'

Adrian was consultant and talking head in Atlantic Television's drama-documentary HANNIBAL directed by Richard Bedser and produced by Charlotte Wheaton and shown in the UK as part of Channel Five's Revealed Series.

Adrian's comment: 'Another terrific project with some really talented and gifted people. The main memory is going to the premiere and seeing my own face on an eighteen foot high cinema screen. It is not an experience I recommend for the nervous!'

In 2008 Adrian filmed brief introductions and answered viewers' questions for Discovery Channel UK's broadcast of the HBO drama Rome. Some of these can be seen on the channel's website:-

Adrian's comment: 'I don't know whether I have simply been lucky, but once again the crew who shot these were a really nice and professional bunch. (They even managed to persuade me to wear some fairly brightly coloured shirts, which is no mean feat). The hardest bit was doing the short sequences for the commercial breaks, as these could not be edited so had to be right. The second hardest bit was not leaning against the very realistic looking columns on the set.'

He also appeared on Channel Four's TIME TEAM LIVE when they did a day concentrating on the army in Roman Britain.

Adrian comments: 'It was great to be involved even in a small way with a programme that has done so much to promote archaeology and interest in the past. They are a slick, well practised team, and everyone seemed exactly as they come across on screen.'

In 2006 Adrian was interviewed about Julius Caesar by Tom Ashbrook for his ON POINT show for WBUR Radio in Boston. You can listen to the hour long programme by following this link and clicking on the button marked Listen to this show.

Adrian is currently appeared as one of the presenters in the National Geographic Series When Rome Ruled. He filmed on location in Italy, France, and Britain, and features in the episodes, Killing Caesar, The Rise of Christianity, Secrets of the Gladiators, The Real Caligula, The War Machine, Ancient Superpower.