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Great Expectations (2011)
Orphan Pip becomes a gentleman when his life is transformed by a mystery benefactor.
BBC One
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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
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett's tale of love, tyranny and rebellion dramatised by Helen Edmundson
BBC Radio 4
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A House to Let
Marcia Warren stars in a tale of a woman who notes signs of life in a derelict house
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Mrs Dalloway
A woman struggles to come to terms with the feelings that a platonic friend has for her.
BBC Two
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The Magnificent Ambersons
The story of the rise and fall of a great American family, directed by Orson Welles.
BBC Two
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Small Island
Award-winning story of Jamaicans in postwar London with Naomie Harris and Ruth Wilson.
BBC One
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Charles Dickens - Great Expectations
Dickens's classic tale about the turbulent childhood of orphan Pip. Starring Maggie Steed
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Postmaster by Alexander Pushkin
A poor Russian postmaster is distraught when his beloved daughter runs away with a hussar.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Mayor Of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Helen Edmundson's dramatisation of Thomas Hardy's classic
BBC Radio 4
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Sense and Sensibility (2008)
Adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel about the Dashwood family
BBC One
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Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Dramatisation of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic comic novel. Stars Emma Fielding.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Oliver Twist
Timothy Spall and Tom Hardy star in Charles Dickens's tale of a young orphan boy.
BBC One
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Breaking the Code
Factual drama about Alan Turing, the mathematical genius who cracked the Enigma code.
BBC Four
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Middlemarch
George Eliot’s epic story of rural life, social change and the complexities of marriage.
BBC Two
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Wuthering Heights
Dramatisation of Emily Bronte's haunting classic about doomed love and violent obsession.
BBC Two
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Hamlet at Elsinore
1964 production of Shakespeare's famous play. Filmed in Elsinore, Denmark.
BBC One
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Sherlock & Co
Join podcaster Dr. John Watson as he documents the adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
BBC Sounds
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
BBC Sounds
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The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Read by Kenny Blyth. Produced by Ciaran Bermingham.
BBC Sounds
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
BBC Sounds
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The War of the Worlds by HG Wells
The iconic sci-fi story about the battle to save Earth from a Martian invasion.
BBC Sounds
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Persuasion
Jane Austen's story of missed opportunities and second chances. Read by Jasmine Hyde.
BBC Sounds
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Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants.
BBC Sounds
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Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton’s novella about a young man attempting to escape a loveless marriage.
BBC Sounds
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Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift’s satire following Lemuel Gulliver’s strange travels through odd lands.
BBC Sounds
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Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf’s comic biography of a time-travelling hero who transforms into a heroine.
BBC Sounds
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Jack London’s tale of one dog's unbreakable spirit and survival in the Alaskan Klondike.
BBC Sounds
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Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
BBC Sounds
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
BBC Sounds
