Shakespeare's First Folio

Series which uncovers the story behind the creation of six classic books. Simon Russell Beale looks at what we can learn from Shakespeare's First Folio.

08-11-2023

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Great Expectations

Series which uncovers the story behind the creation of six classic books. Tony Jordan brings his writer's insight to Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.

29-03-2023

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Jane Eyre

Series uncovering the story behind the creation of six classic books. Journalist Bidisha revisits Charlotte Bronte's classic novel after first reading it as a teenager.

26-04-2022

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6. Frankenstein

02-03-2021

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The Mabinogion

Cerys Matthews tells the story of one of the great literary treasures of the medieval world, The Mabinogion, ancient tales that were later translated from Welsh.

01-03-2021

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The Secret Life Of Children's Books: 1. Five Children And It

23-11-2020

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The Secret Life Of Children's Books: 2. The Water-babies

23-11-2020

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Series 2: 6. Swallows And Amazons

20-04-2020

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Series 2: 5. Cider With Rosie

13-04-2020

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Series 2: 4. Confessions Of An English Opium Eater

06-04-2020

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Series 2: 3. The Mill On The Floss

30-03-2020

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Series 2: 2. Edward Lear's Nonsense Songs

23-03-2020

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Series 2: 1. The Faerie Queene

16-03-2020

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Mrs Dalloway

Uncovering the stories behind the creation of six classic British books. Alexandra Harris shows how Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway re-imagined what a novel might be.

16-09-2014

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