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The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald (Omnibus)
The story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan.
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Maurice by E. M. Forster
EM Forster's groundbreaking novel - completed in 1914, but not published until 1971.
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Il Conde by Joseph Conrad
An elderly gent is repulsed by a horrific encounter in Naples.
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Towards Zero
Murder strikes at a coastal estate, where a volatile mix of guests have gathered.
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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.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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The Big Sleep
Philip Marlowe is hired to deal with a series of debts incurred by a general's daughter.
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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 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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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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Macbeth
David Tennant makes his first ever venture into playing the tyrannical Scottish King.
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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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Little Novels by Wilkie Collins
Ronald Pickup stars in five Victorian mysteries by Wilkie Collins
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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 Great Gatsby (2000)
Flamboyant millionaire Jay Gatsby pursues the love he lost while serving in World War I.
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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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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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World on Fire
Three young people are in the eye of the storm as World War II explodes around them.
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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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King Lear
Lear divides his kingdom with tragic consequences. Chaos descends on family and state.
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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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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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Cyrano de Bergerac
Glyn Maxwell's adaptation of the classic novel by Edmond Rostand.
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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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Henrik Ibsen - A Doll's House
Ibsen's play transposed to India, 1879: Can Niru save her huband's reputation?
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Electric Decade
Classic titles that influenced and characterised the Jazz Age of the 1920s.
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Call the Midwife
A heartwarming tale of life in London's impoverished East End of the 50s and 60s.
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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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