On this episode of Madame Bovary, Leon Dupuis and Emma Bovary begin an affair. The Bovarys fall into financial ruin and Emma commits suicide by swallowing arsenic. Tom Conti and Francesca Annis star in this adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's debut novel.

A young man sets out to understand why his brother has fundamentally changed his life and beliefs, filming their encounters over 12 months to discover more about the world he has chosen. Like himself, Robb Leech's step-brother Rich was an ordinary white middle-class boy from an English seaside town and, until a couple of years ago, they were almost inseparable. But then Rich moved away, and the family learned via a press story that he'd become a radical...

This epic adaptation of William Shakespeare's two plays explores father-son relationships and relentless ambition. In episode one, King Henry IV laments his son's behavior; Prince Hal promised to Change. This episode of Performance was filmed in 1995 stars and Ronald Pickup, Jonathan Firth, Rufus Sewell, and David Calder.

Emotionally powerful and sharply relevant, this is a stylish new adaptation of J.B. Priestley's timeless masterpiece. An Inspector Calls is both an enthralling mystery and a scathing critique of a hypocritical, class-obsessed society. Set in 1912, it vividly evokes a thriving industrial age built on crippling social inequality. Taking place over the course of a single night, this taut, affecting and ultimately tragic story, centers on the prosperous...

Writer Eleanor Bron gives her personal view of Shakespeare's play Much Ado About Nothing. In her introduction to the play, she describes the merry courtship between Beatrice and Benedick as "one of the least sentimental and most romantic in all literature."

From bowling-ball-sized hailstones to twisting tornadoes, the weather on our planet is extraordinary. But even Earth's most extreme weather can't compare to that seen on other planets in our solar system--let alone planets millions of light-years away. Using state-of-the-art research and amazing CGI images, Horizon recreates the most spectacular weather in the Universe. From diamond rain to clouds of molten lava, these are conditions that even the...

The second part of Andrew Davies' adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst's Booker Prize-winning novel set in 1980s London. It's 1986 and Nick is swept up in the euphoria of excess and power. His affair with self-destructive Lebanese millionaire Wani Ouradi reaches fever pitch at one of the Feddens' high society parties.

Simon Sebag Montefiore tells the story of Vienna triumphant, after the Ottoman threat receded at the end of the 17th century. The city was rebuilt. No longer an outpost defending the West from Islamic invaders, the Habsburgs vowed their empire and imperial capital would become the most glittering in the world. The Habsburg emperors transformed the city from a fortress into a great cultural capital. Vienna became a city that would define the arts;...

In this episode, Daniel Quilp, Sampson Brass, and Sarah Brass plot the demise of Christopher "Kit" Nubbles and Richard "Dick" Swiveller. Based upon the serial publication written by Charles Dickens forMaster's Humphrey's Clock. This film adaptation stars Natalie Ogle, Trevor Peacock, and Sebastian Shaw.

Dr. Roy Strong gives his personal view of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He visits Hatfield House to introduce the play, which he believes was written to celebrate an aristocratic marriage and to flatter the Virgin Queen.