A warrior and not a politician, Coriolanus found the citizens of Rome turning against him. As he sought to wreak his anger on the city, it was left to his mother to prevent a bloody battle. A compelling study of family, loyalty, war and politics, and an acclaimed production well-served by an experienced cast. Being from the BBC stable it can be relied on as a top notch and faithful version of the play. 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...

Episode 7: Pharsalus; once again Caesar and Pompey find their fortunes reversed; Atia enlists Octavia to ask another favour of Servilia. find out more...

Episode 9: Utica; Caesar returns to Rome in triumph; Vorenus braces for a showdown; Servilia attempts to unearth a secret about Caesar. find out more...

Episode 11: The Spoils; while Pullo descends into Rome's netherworld Vorenus reaps the rewards of his allegiance to Caesar. 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...

A stunningly sumptuous adaption of Shakespeare's's play sees the revered general Titus Andronicus at odds with his corrupt new emperor and in particular the queen, a former Goth prisoner of Titus, and a woman driven by the desire for revenge. A powerful, full blooded interpretation, with an impressive cast, boldly imagined and brimming with passion, this is a striking addition to the Shakespeare filmography. find out more...