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The Ladies' Paradise by Emile Zola
A poor outsider enters the burgeoning world of the Parisienne retail industry.
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Isabella and The Pot of Basil by John Keats
Isabella loves Lorenzo, but her brothers want him dead. With Miriam Margolyes.
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Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
The lives and dreams of a Welsh seaside village called Llareggub. Stars Richard Burton.
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Rosalie
France,1870. Rosalie, a bearded lady, marries and decides to reveal her true self.
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Mrs Robinson by Helen Cross
At the height of a TB epidemic, Mrs Robinson meets dissolute poet Branwell Brontë.
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King & Conqueror
A clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years.
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Towards Zero
Murder strikes at a coastal estate, where a volatile mix of guests have gathered.
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Gladiator
Maximus Decimus Meridius, favoured general of the Roman emperor, is betrayed and enslaved.
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Sister Boniface Mysteries
The police's secret weapon in fighting crime – new force of habit, Sister Boniface.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
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Under Milk Woods
For the 70th anniversary of Under Milk Wood, five short drama portraits of Wales in 2024.
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Hamlet from Bristol Old Vic
Billy Howle stars in a bold stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
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The Piano
A non-speaking Scottish piano player is sold into marriage in 19th-century New Zealand.
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The Gallows Pole
David Hartley assembles a gang to bring comfort and dignity back to his community.
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Moths
Lady Dolly Vanderdecken is horrified when her daughter arrives for the season.
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Marie Antoinette
The tumultuous early years of the Austrian princess who became the queen of France.
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The English
Two strangers are drawn together in a violent landscape built on dreams and blood.
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Life After Life
The story of Ursula Todd, who has an infinite number of chances to live her life.
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Harriet O'Carroll - Minuet
A young Jane Austen falls in love fuelling her desire to become a writer.
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Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Sian Thomas reads Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923.
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Around the World in 80 Days
David Tennant stars in a new version of Jules Verne's classic adventure.
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Dangerous Liaisons
Tanya Moodie, Nicola Coughlan and Ray Fearon star in this scandalously funny classic romp.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Written by Charles Dickens, adapted by Mike Walker. Stars Pippa Nixon as Kate Dickens.
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The Mercy
Amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst (Colin Firth) attempts to circumnavigate the globe alone.
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The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford
The ‘saddest story ever told’ is how Edward Ashburnham left lives in ruins.
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A Suitable Boy
In 1951, in newly independent India, student Lata is torn between family duty and romance.
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Darkest Hour
Churchill must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler or fight for the greater good.
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Gentleman Jack
Anne Lister determines to restore the fortunes of Shibden Hall and find herself a wife.
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A Christmas Carol
Simon Callow's acclaimed one-man adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel.
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Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte
Rachel Joyce adapts Anne Bronte's debut novel about self-discovery and the search for love
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To Walk Invisible
The story of the Bronte sisters, who overcame a life of hardship to become great writers.
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The Witness for the Prosecution
Thrilling two-part drama about a man accused of killing his lover.
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Rillington Place
Three-part drama series based on the true story of serial killer John Christie.
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Blood and Milk by Gregory Evans
By Gregory Evans. Thriller set in 1890s Whitechapel.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Classic Shakespeare play adapted for television by Russell T Davies.
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War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy's epic story of life, love and loss in nineteenth-century Russia.
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Dickensian
Drama set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens's critically acclaimed novels.
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Wolf Hall
Acclaimed adaptation of Hilary Mantel's tales from the dark heart of Tudor history.
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Under Milk Wood
A production of Dylan Thomas's famous play enacted by a community of Welsh performers.
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Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen's delightful comedy of manners, dramatised by Helen Edmundson
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