A typically exemplary BBC adaptation of one of the great bard's best known plays performed by pretty much the cream of British theatre. find out more...

A truly magnificent adaptation of Shakespeare's tender and intriguing period comedy. A plethora of top actors, sumptuous Tuscany locations and the matchmaking that turns bickering to love between Beatrice and Benedick (Thompson and Branagh). Hey nonny nonny! 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...

A fine BBC adaptation of one of the bard's lesser known and earliest comedies observing the inevitable conflict between friendship and love when two friends travel to Milan and, regardless of their filial obligations, become besotted. find out more...

This outstanding BBC production captures all the magical quality and dramatically changing moods of this great tragicomedy, one of the greatest of Shakespeare's works. Like all the Beeb productions this is the best version for study courses. find out more...

An all star cast combined with Trevor Nunn's direction and the skills of a BBC production bring this classic tale to life. Possibly the bard's most famous comedy of mistaken identity where a shipwrecked brother and sister dress in clothes of the opposite sex and get entangled with others. find out more...