Cecil B DeMille's monster epic is one of the most expensive films ever made and it shows. The rambling script can wear a bit thin in places, but the awesome crowd scenes, the all star cast and meticulous attention to detail make the story of Moses's life a truly spectacular cinematic experience. find out more...

One of the BBC's exhaustive and typically exemplary adaptations of some of the great bard's best known plays and also a number of his lesser known works. All filmed between the late 1970s and early 1980s and performed by pretty much the cream of British theatre. Based round incidents in the Trojan War. find out more...