Tolstoy's classic comes to the screen once more, this time courtesy of Channel 4. Set in 19th Century Russia and beginning in the ostentatious wealth of St Petersburg; Anna is trapped in a loveless marriage and rushing headlong into a passionate but reckless affair with a dashing young army officer. Along Anna's journey we meet Levin, who has adopted a simple rural life in an attempt to give his life some meaning, and Anna's brother, whose serial adultery threatens to destroy him and those he l find out more...

It has been customary to portray Byron as the archetypal Romantic hero with a big floaty cloak, eyeliner and an evil chuckleAn intelligent and perceptive film that concentrates on the highly comples witty, intelligent and charismatic writer rather than some . Jonny Lee Miller carries off Byron's personality with aplomb, making him smug and petulant while unavoidably charismatic and likable. Of course it's still all conjecture, but as far as Byron films go, there's nothing out there to touch this find out more...

1842; Cranford is a small Cheshire market town and the plot revolves largely around its romances, often observed by its middle-aged widows, spinsters and other old dears, who have little to do but gossip and observe the social etiquettes of the period. find out more...

April 1843; railway construction begins, the young ladies are still all of a tither over Dr Harrison, Jessie regrets turning down the Major and Mr Carter has been teaching young tyke Gregson to read and write. find out more...

A lush television adaptation of Thomas Hardy's !9th Century romantic drama, where the arrival of a beautiful young woman leaves an indelible imprint on the lives of three lovelorn men. Thomas Hardy at his least unredemptively grim…which is nice. find out more...

Another fine BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic tale; young Pip is expected to become a blacksmith, but, hating the soot and smoke, he secretly dreams of becoming a gentleman. When he meets the mysterious Miss Havisham and her haughty niece Estella, Pip is confident that his dream is to come true............ find out more...

The classic 19th Century soap faithfully (almost ad verbatim) adapted to the screen, and as with most Beeb versions of Brit costume dramas, it's awesomely good. find out more...

The classic 19th Century soap faithfully (almost ad verbatim) adapted to the screen, and as with most Beeb versions of Brit costume dramas, it's awesomely good. The second part starts with Jane being taken in by the handsome young clergyman St John Rivers. find out more...

A fine and sumptuous adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic story finds the plane Jane of the title finding happiness as the governess at Thornfield Hall, and love, in the arms of its brooding master, Mr Rochester. Full of passion, pain, loss, hope and redemption, Jane Eyre is a worthy example of what the Beeb does best. find out more...

A fine and sumptuous adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic story finds the plane Jane of the title finding happiness as the governess at Thornfield Hall, and love, in the arms of its brooding master, Mr Rochester. Full of passion, pain, loss, hope and redemption, Jane Eyre is a worthy example of what the Beeb does best. find out more...