An astute detective comes to the aid of Harriet Vane, a mystery writer accused of murdering her fiance in the same manner as one of her fictional characters.
When the orphaned Pip comes into a mysterious fortune, he’s able to realize his dream of becoming a gentleman. Newly rich, and with the manners to prove it, he snubs his old friends and hopes t
The Defining Moment shows how Roosevelt used his famous "fear itself" speech and his first 100 days in office to lift the country from the despair and paralysis of the Great Depression and transform t
According to the old saying, if you eat a live frog first thing each morning you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing it’s probably the worst thing you’ll do all day. Using “ea
Based on actual historical events, One Thousand White Women is the poignant story of May Dodd's journey west. Committed to an insane asylum by her blueblood family for an affair with a man beneath he
King John is pitted against the united powers of France, Brittany, Austria, and the Papacy. As alliances are made, broken, and remade, the paranoid and erratic John reveals his weakness and reliance
Pericles undergoes shipwreck, storm, and a tyrant's fury. He wins love only to have his family torn asunder, but what is lost may also be found. This strange and powerful tale of loss and recovery is
Titus returns victorious to Rome, bringing Tamora, Queen of the Goths, as his captive. When Tamora's son is condemned to die, she vows revenge. Performed by David Troughton, Harriet Walker, and the A
Palamon and Arcite, cousins and devoted friends, meet the beautiful Emilia. Both fall instantly in love with her, and their attachment turns to hatred. This dark-edged tragicomedy is now widely regar
The patrician Caius Marcus is Rome's greatest soldier, but he proudly refuses to accommodate himself to the demands of the people. Subtle and complex, Coriolanus pits the desire for absolute power ag
Puritanical Angelo finds his values changing as his lust for the virtuous Isabella sinks him into the corruption he condemns in others. This thought-provoking black comedy is a brilliant exploration
Presents Shakespeare's comedy play about the romantic struggles of Rosalind, who disguises herself as a young man when she is banished to the Forest of Arden, and Orlando, in a full-cast dramatization
Trevor Peacock and Julia Ford play the leads in Shakespeare's great tragedy in which each of King Lear's three daughters must earn a share of his kingdom by proving the extent of her love for him.
A penniless 18-year-old waiter from the slums of India, Ram Mohammad Thomas appeared to be on the path to wealth when he correctly answered 12 questions on the TV show Who Wants to Win a Billion? The
Tells of the naive Moorish general who is successfully manipulated by the ambitious and deceitful Iago, with tragic results for himself and his beautiful wife, Desdemona, in a full-cast dramatization
Presents Shakespeare's historical play that traces the personal and political fortunes of King Henry VI as he becomes caught up in the political intrigues and ambitions of the English Civil War, in a
This definitive collection features all thirty-eight of Shakespeare's plays in their entirety, in dramatizations presented by outstanding Shakespearean performers.
This definitive collection features all thirty-eight of Shakespeare's plays in their entirety, in dramatizations presented by outstanding Shakespearean performers.
This definitive collection features all thirty-eight of Shakespeare's plays in their entirety, in dramatizations presented by outstanding Shakespearean performers.
This definitive collection features all thirty-eight of Shakespeare's plays in their entirety, in dramatizations presented by outstanding Shakespearean performers.
This definitive collection features all thirty-eight of Shakespeare's plays in their entirety, in dramatizations presented by outstanding Shakespearean performers.
This definitive collection features all thirty-eight of Shakespeare's plays in their entirety, in dramatizations presented by outstanding Shakespearean performers.
