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Chapter 8
George Eliot’s heart-warming tour de force about a weaver’s search for redemption.
22 Aug 2019,·20 mins
Chapter 29
Robert Louis Stevenson’s youthful adventure story across high seas and Scottish Highlands
24 Aug 2019,·15 mins
Chapter 6
A doctor experiments with the duality of human nature, and in doing so creates a monster.
22 Aug 2019,·10 mins
Part Two: Chapter Two
Jonathan Swift’s satire following Lemuel Gulliver’s strange travels through odd lands.
01 Nov 2019,·12 mins
Episode 6
As Pip heals and faces the future, startling facts about Estella emerge.
02 Jan 2009,·60 mins
Episode 5: Experience
No truth can be suppressed forever – as Lydia’s about to find out.
19 Sep 2025,·14 mins
Chapter Seven
Jack London’s tale of one dog's unbreakable spirit and survival in the Alaskan Klondike.
12 Nov 2019,·39 mins
Chapter 23
Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece about a young scientist’s quest to create new life.
Henry James’ chilling novella about a governess and two children on a haunted estate.
01 Nov 2019,·13 mins
5. The Substance and the Shadow
Will it be possible to save Charles Darnay's life?
30 Dec 2011,·45 mins
Part Nine
Edith Wharton’s novella about a young man attempting to escape a loveless marriage.
01 Nov 2019,·43 mins
A Celebration of the Short Story
Araby by James Joyce
James Joyce’s story from Dubliners about a boy enchanted by a woman and a utopian bazaar.
09 Sep 2019,·13 mins
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story for Christmas, starring Ralph Richardson.
09 Dec 2022,·60 mins
2. Defiance
Anna Tellwright's fortune earns her independence, but her joy is marred by shocking news.
13 Mar 2011,·60 mins
20. Futures
Becky, Jos, Amelia and William's futures are finally decided. Concluded by Stephen Fry.
08 Oct 2004,·15 mins
Episode 8
Janet is about to join society but has firm ideas about what sort of woman she might be.
13 Feb 2023,·15 mins
Series 3
Episode 5
Bren Evans true identity has been revealed, and now Meg must tackle her real enemy.
10 Nov 2017,·14 mins
Coriolanus: A tragic hero
A whistle-stop tour through Ancient Rome with writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes.
09 May 2019,·4 mins
The derelict house finally reveals its sad secrets.
15 Dec 2006,·15 mins
5) Rhondda by Rachel Trezise
For the 70th anniversary of Under Milk Wood, five short drama portraits of Wales in 2024.
26 Jan 2024,·14 mins
A young Jane Austen falls in love fuelling her desire to become a writer.
04 Dec 1999,·60 mins
The lives and dreams of a Welsh seaside village called Llareggub. Stars Richard Burton.
25 Jan 1954,·94 mins
Lady Dolly Vanderdecken is horrified when her daughter arrives for the season.
06 Apr 1996,·90 mins
Edward discovers the family business he is inheriting has been defrauding its clients.
07 Apr 2012,·90 mins
Has Hermann gambled away his life and sanity to be able to win at cards?
17 Apr 1976,·30 mins
