'Swords and Sandals' meets 'Swords and Sorcery' in this swashbuckling comic strip style version of the battle of Thermopylae, the time when 50,000 Persians were held for days by 300 Spartans at a pass into Greece. Waves of costumed Persians are slashed, gashed, chopped, spiked, speared and generally mutilated in this operatic tribute. find out more...

Spectacular Hollywood epic with Burton as the legendary Greek hero, torn between respect for his learned teacher, Aristotle, fearful loyalty to his father, and his own all consuming hunger for world domination. A cast of literally thousands in this colourful, visually stunning odyssey. find out more...

Emperor Asoka was ruler of Magadha in the 3rd century BC and after waging a savage war on the neighbouring kingdom of Kalinga he finally witnesses the consequences of his actions, a dreadful reality that causes him to renounce his war like ways and dedicate himself to spreading the teachings of Buddha. Asoka is by no means historically accurate but it is a lush and fascinating epic. find out more...

Asterix and Obelix finally come off the cartoonists board into the real world, courtesy of, amongst others, Gerard Depardieu. The wilful Gauls, thanks to their magic potion are still fighting the Romans and the stories are still as surreal and madcap as ever. Excellent fun, but unfortunately only available in this dubbed version... The kids probably won't mind though. find out more...

A nameless warrior presents himself before the emperor with news that he has vanquished all who stood against him. Wary but curious the Emperor listens with increasing disbelief to the soldier's story, but as the epic battles are recounted in flashback it becomes increasingly clear that this was not merely a simple act of service by a servant to his lord. Hero is a stunning piece of moviemaking before you even take the electrifying fight scenes into account, a sumptuous feast for the eyes that o find out more...

Once long ago, during a bloody battle fought between the warring Liang and Wei states, two armies fought themselves to a bloody standstill. One of the only two survivors, a Liang, hopes to achieve his freedom by abducting the other, a young Wei general, and taking him on a long journey to present him to the Liang leadership.
This highly entertaining tale starts more like a comedy road trip, but becomes more reflective as the two combine to survive various interludes, bears, bandits, bad g 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...