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Diary of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol
An insight into the mind of a man sliding into madness. Read by Kenneth Williams.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
The Taste of Things
Romance set in 1889 France about the bond between a gourmet chef and his cook of 20 years.
BBC Four
Emily
A partly fictional biopic of writer Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights.
BBC Two
Lord of the Flies
Stranded on an island, a gang of schoolboys create their own community.
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Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth (Omnibus)
Ireland. Old Thady has served under four disastrous generations of Rackrents.
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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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Dope Girls
Soho, 1918 - London's decadent clubland comes alive.
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Miss Austen
Will Cassandra send her sister Jane's legacy up in flames?
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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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Murder Is Easy
One death is a tragedy – are four deaths a crime?
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Hamlet from Bristol Old Vic
Billy Howle stars in a bold stage adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
BBC Four
The Gallows Pole
David Hartley assembles a gang to bring comfort and dignity back to his community.
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Ten Pound Poms
You can make your own world when you leave the past behind.
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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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A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
Mark Gatiss's fantastic theatrical production of Dickens’s classic winter ghost story.
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The English
Two strangers are drawn together in a violent landscape built on dreams and blood.
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Spotlight
Take a deep dive into long-form drama from Radio 4.
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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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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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A Suitable Boy
In 1951, in newly independent India, student Lata is torn between family duty and romance.
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The Pale Horse
When a young woman is murdered, a mysterious list of names is discovered.
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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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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.
BBC One
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy's epic story of life, love and loss in nineteenth-century Russia.
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And Then There Were None
Period murder mystery based on Agatha Christie's novel.
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Dickensian
Drama set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens's critically acclaimed novels.
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Partners in Crime
1950s spy drama, adapted from Agatha Christie's classic books.
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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.
BBC One Wales
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Dante's extraordinary poem tells of his journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.
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Peaky Blinders
An epic gangster drama set in the lawless streets of 1920s Birmingham.
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Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen's delightful comedy of manners, dramatised by Helen Edmundson
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Henrik Ibsen - A Doll's House
Ibsen's play transposed to India, 1879: Can Niru save her huband's reputation?
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Call the Midwife
A heartwarming tale of life in London's impoverished East End of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
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Great Expectations (2011)
Orphan Pip becomes a gentleman when his life is transformed by a mystery benefactor.
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Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens's classic story, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution
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