Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.
High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.

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The genesis of the original Doctor Who series serves as a necessary introduction. William Hartnell starred as the avuncular Doctor careening thru' space and time in his never to be forgotten blue police phone box, you mean the police had their own phone boxes? Yep. And with him three companions, two bemused London schoolteachers and a teenage girl from somewhere in space and time. find out more...

As Season 4 begins, the Lannisters' hold on the Iron Throne remains intact in the wake of the Red Wedding slaughter that wiped out many of their Stark nemeses. But can they survive their own egos as well as new and ongoing threats? Meanwhile, an unbowed Stannis Baratheon continues to rebuild his army; the Lannister-loathing ‘Red Viper of Dorne,’ Oberyn Martell, arrives at King's Landing for Joffrey's wedding to Margaery Tyrell; Daenerys Targaryen and her dragons and unsullied forc find out more...

A caustic and often funny romp set 24 BC during the reign of Augustus Caesar, Rome's first emperor, and ending in AD 54 with Nero on the throne. Claudius (Jacobi) is Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus, grandson of Mark Antony, who bears witness to the ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue of his remarkable family. For the most part he escapes their evil scheming by virtue of a stutter and limp that mark him as a fool. A remarkable, ground-breaking series, with towering per find out more...

If you're reading this then congratulations you have probably just finished watching one of the best dramas the BBC have ever produced. On this disc, a real treat, a 70 minute documentary "The Epic That Never Was" narrated by Dirk Bogarde which tells the story of a Charles Laughton and Merle Oberon version of I Claudius. Although the film was never completed there are some sizable scenes on offer. Also on this disc is "I Claudius- A Television Epic" featuring interviews with the cast and directo find out more...

The final part of the trilogy based on the 3,500 year old Indian narrative telling the story of mankind and its near destruction by the feuding Pandavas and Kauravas. Brook has condensed his critically acclaimed stage production to create a rich vibrant and riotously colourful movie. find out more...

The first two parts of the trilogy based on the 3,500 year old Indian narrative telling the story of mankind and its near destruction by the feuding Pandavas and Kauravas. Brook has condensed his critically acclaimed stage production to create a rich vibrant and riotously colourful movie. find out more...

One of the BBC's typically exemplary adaptations of one of the great Bard's lesser known works performed by pretty much the cream of British theatre. find out more...

400 years after the Republic's birth Rome has become the wealthiest city in the world, home to over 1 million people and the epicentre of one of the greatest empires history has ever known, but with this phenomenal success has come corruption and excess, the very principles of Rome's founding fathers are under threat and its time as a Republic is drawing to a close. Rome is a magnificent and full blooded dramatisation of the Empire's rebirth. find out more...

400 years after the Republic's birth Rome has become the wealthiest city in the world, home to over 1 million people and the epicentre of one of the greatest empires history has ever known; but with this phenomenal success has come corruption and excess, the very principles of Rome's founding fathers are under threat and its time as a Republic is drawing to a close. Rome is a magnificent and full blooded dramatisation of the Empire's rebirth. find out more...