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Categories: Drama: Classic & Period

  1. The Signalman

    Charles Dickens's ghost story in which a signalman is haunted by a hooded figure.

    BBC One

  2. The Lady and the Duke

    Period drama. A Scottish aristocrat's friendship with a French duke is put into question.

    BBC Four

  3. Twelfth Night

    Shakespeare's comedy starring Steven Mackintosh and Imogen Stubbs.

    BBC Two

  4. Eroica

    Factual drama about the genesis of Beethoven's Symphony No 3, the Eroica.

    BBC Two

  5.

    Breaking the Code

    Factual drama about Alan Turing, the mathematical genius who cracked the Enigma code.

    BBC Four

  6. The Clandestine Marriage

    Farcical period comedy set in the 18th century about arranged marriage.

    BBC Two

  7. Wide Sargasso Sea

    A Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman fall in love, only to be torn apart by rumours.

    BBC Four

  8. Joseph Andrews

    Henry Fielding's tale of an innocent 18th-century footman and his romantic misadventures.

    BBC Two

  9. The Secret Life of Mrs Beeton

    Feisty costume drama portraying the reality behind an enduring cultural icon.

    BBC Four

  10. No.13: A Ghost Story

    MR James ghost story. An academic has his sleep disturbed by the subject of his research.

    BBC Four

  11. Judith French - The Dutch Mariner

    The myth that inspired The Flying Dutchman. Stars Gerard Murphy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Adam Thorpe - Nought Happens Twice Thus

    Adam Thorpe's play about Thomas Hardy's strained marriage with his second wife Florence.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. William Wordsworth - Michael

    Michael is a shepherd whose life is changed forever by the arrival of a son.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. Julie and the Prince

    A marriage of blackmail and convenience becomes a love affair, tragically cut short.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy

    The highly charged tale of two women in the grip of passions beyond their control.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    A green knight issues a challenge - a test of courage and heart.

    BBC Radio 4

  17. King Lear on Boxing Day

    Francine Stock and a studio of guest stars recreate the 1606 opening night of King Lear.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. The Anatomy of Melancholy

    King James I sets out to discover a remedy for melancholy.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Nell Gwyn

    The story behind the cockney dance hall girl who caught the eye of Charles II.

    BBC Two

  20. Shakespeare Shorts

    The Globe Theatre provides a stunning re-creation of Shakespeare's work.

    BBC Two

  21. The Seven Year Itch

    Comedy about a New York publisher whose marriage is put to the test by a beautiful model.

    BBC Two

  22.

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    The story of the rise and fall of a great American family, directed by Orson Welles.

    BBC Two

  23. Wings of the Dove

    A poor young couple encounter a wealthy girl who is suffering from a terminal illness.

    BBC One

  24. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Classic adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel telling the story of the hunchback Quasimodo.

    BBC Two

  25. Little Women

    Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson, Margaret O'Brien and Janet Leigh star as four sisters.

    BBC Two

  26. Sweet and Lowdown

    Comic biopic of a talented fictional jazz legend that leads a debauched private life.

    BBC Two

  27. The Big Sky

    Adventure set in 1832 about two tough Kentucky mountaineers who join a trading expedition.

    BBC Two

  28. A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Whimsical interpretation of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies.

    BBC Two

  29. The Journey of August King

    In 1815 a North Carolina farmer resolves to help a runaway slave, despite the risks.

    BBC One

  30.

    Mrs Dalloway

    A woman struggles to come to terms with the feelings that a platonic friend has for her.

    BBC Two

  31. The Governess

    Drama. A man begins an affair with his daughter's governess, unaware that she is a Jew.

    BBC One

  32. The Importance of Being Earnest

    Edith Evans and Margaret Rutherford star in the classic adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play.

    BBC Two

  33. I Capture the Castle

    A 17-year-old and her family struggle to live in an old English castle.

    BBC Four

  34. The Affair of the Necklace

    Period drama. A French countess is stripped of her privileges and plots to win them back.

    BBC One

  35. Stage Beauty

    An actor's world is thrown into turmoil when women are permitted to perform on the stage.

    BBC One

  36. The Virgin and the Gypsy

    D H Lawrence adaptation. A rector's daughter finds release from her austere family life.

    BBC Two

  37. Gone with the Wind

    Oscar-winning epic about the love affair between Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara.

    BBC Two

  38. The Shooting Party

    England, 1913. As the clouds of war gather, the old world order is under threat.

    BBC One

  39. Gentlemen's Relish

    Raunchy escapades behind the sepia-tinted pornography of Edwardian London.

    BBC One

  40. Gentleman Thief

    Nigel Havers stars as the infamous gentleman thief, A J Raffles.

    BBC Four

  41. The Prince of Egypt

    Animated biblical epic telling the story of Moses and the exodus to the Promised Land.

    BBC One

  42. Tai-Pan

    Epic drama about the adventures of a Scottish trade baron in 19th-century Hong Kong.

    BBC Two

  43. Friends and Crocodiles

    Drama following the fluctuating fortunes of businessman Paul and his secretary Lizzie.

    BBC Two

  44. Cold Mountain

    Drama adaptation of Charles Frazier's epic novel set in the American Civil War.

    BBC One

  45. Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou - M

    Berlin is gripped with fear as a murderer preys on the city's children.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. The Provok'd Wife by John Vanbrugh

    A gloriously outspoken 18th-century comedy of sex, marriage, debauchery and revenge

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Episode 1

    With Ritula Shah. Drama: The Walnut Bureau.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate

    A glamorous invitation sees Fanny emerge into the 1920s world of an aristocratic family.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Georgette Heyer - Friday's Child

    A proposal goes disastrously wrong for Lord Sheringham in this Regency tale of romance.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  50. Black Velvet

    Master Richard is playing a dangerous game with Annie, the gardener's daughter.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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