The fourth series of Blackadder sees him as a Captain in the trenches of World War One, with Baldrick as his dogsbody. In "Captain Cook" Blackadder volunteers to be a war artist. In "Corporal Punishment" he faces the death squad after killing a pigeon. In "Major Star" he has to put on a Music Hall show. In "Private Plane" he volunteers to be trained as a pilot by Rik Mayall. In "General Hospital" he has to uncover a spy in the wardrooms. In "Goodbyeee" the final big push is looming too close find out more...

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 original television series version following the crew of a German WW2 U-Boat as they live together, hunt Allied shipping and are preyed on themselves. The tension, claustrophobia and their fear leap out of the screen and totally avoids any sense of nationalism in what would have been fatal for this superb production.
Awesome.

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'From the people who brought you 'The Wire'; Rolling Stone reporter Evan Wright was embedded with the US Marine Corps 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during 2003, the first year of the second Iraq War. This is his story. find out more...

The tale of our semi-literate, foul mouthed grunts continues; find out more...

The last episode in the first season. 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...

These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero; Marcus Agrippa has come to Rome on Octavius's behalf to negotiate with Cicero and Vorenus continues his dark reign over the Aventine. Antony tries to bully Cicero in to handing over Gaul to him, but Cicero baulks and flees to join Octavian. Testudo et Lepus; Octavian's forces defeat, but do not wipe out, Antony's. Vorenus and Pullo rescue the former's children and Brutus and Cassius's forces in Asia Minor grow stronger. find out more...

Heroes of the Republic; Octavian returns to Rome and tries to seize power but risks defeat by the scheming Cicero. Octavian and Antony ally against Brutus and Cicero. Philippi; the battle of Philippi takes place. find out more...