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  1. Christmas at Dingley Dell by Charles Dickens

    1827. Mr Pickwick sets out to spend Christmas at Dingley Dell.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  2. Charles Dickens Ghost Stories

    A selection of the great author’s most chilling short works, read by Sir David Suchet.

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  3. Dickensian

    Drama set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens's critically acclaimed novels.

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  4. Persuasion

    Jane Austen's story of missed opportunities and second chances. Read by Jasmine Hyde.

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  5. Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth

    Ireland. Old Thady has served under four disastrous generations of Rackrents.

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  6. Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth (Omnibus)

    Ireland. Old Thady has served under four disastrous generations of Rackrents.

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  7. The Other Bennet Sister

    A reimagining of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, told throught the lens of Mary Bennet.

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  8. The Taste of Things

    Romance set in 1889 France about the bond between a gourmet chef and his cook of 20 years.

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  9. Diary of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol

    An insight into the mind of a man sliding into madness. Read by Kenneth Williams.

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  10. The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh

    Hollywood, 1947. Failed writer Dennis Barlow disgraces the English community...

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  11. Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh

    1928. London. The decadent exploits of the Bright Young Things socialites.

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  12. A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert

    Julian Barnes reads the story of a stoical woman living in 19th century Normandy.

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  13. Wise Gals by Nathalia Holt (Omnibus)

    The unsung story of the women who worked for the USA's early intelligence agency.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. The Milk of Paradise by Alain-Fournier

    Augustin is haunted by the memory of Yvonne...

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  15. Sherlock & Co.

    Join podcaster Dr. John Watson as he documents the adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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  16. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

    Classic tale of inner and outer demons moves from London to Edinburgh.

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  17. The Odyssey by Homer

    Can Odysseu, a hero of the Trojan War return home before his wife is forced to remarry?

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  18. The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin

    Has Hermann gambled away his life and sanity to be able to win at cards?

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  19. Middlemarch

    George Eliot’s epic story of rural life, social change and the complexities of marriage.

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  20. The Haunted Library

    Colin Morgan invites you to hear works of classic horror brought to life.

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  21. Martin Chuzzlewit

    Adaption of the Dickens novel. Old Martin Chuzzlewit is a very rich but paranoid man.

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  22. Bleak House

    Andrew Davies' adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens tale.

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  23. Sense and Sensibility (2008)

    Adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel about the Dashwood family.

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  24. Pride and Prejudice

    Award-winning adaptation of Jane Austen's classic romance.

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  25. Jane Eyre

    Charlotte Bronte's brooding tale of passion and resilience, starring Ruth Wilson.

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  26. Little Dorrit

    Adaptation of Dickens' story of love, honour, debt and hope in 1820s London.

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  27. Small Island

    Award-winning story of Jamaicans in postwar London with Naomie Harris and Ruth Wilson.

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  28. Great Expectations (2011)

    Orphan Pip becomes a gentleman when his life is transformed by a mystery benefactor.

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  29. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

    Three-part adaptation of Anne Bronte's novel.

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  30. War and Peace

    Leo Tolstoy's epic story of life, love and loss in nineteenth-century Russia.

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  31. I, Claudius

    The acclaimed epic drama of madness, murder and debauchery.

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  32. Wuthering Heights

    Dramatisation of Emily Bronte's haunting classic about doomed love and violent obsession.

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  33. And Then There Were None

    Period murder mystery based on Agatha Christie's novel.

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  34. Rillington Place

    Three-part drama series based on the true story of serial killer John Christie.

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  35. Partners in Crime

    1950s spy drama, adapted from Agatha Christie's classic books.

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  36. Our Mutual Friend

    Epic Charles Dickens tale of passion, greed and betrayal.

    BBC Two

  37. Monk

    Crime drama about a private police consultant with an obsessive-compulsive disorder

    BBC Two

  38. Dalziel and Pascoe

    Detective drama series about a mismatched cop duo, based on the books by Reginald Hill

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  39. Murder, She Wrote

    Detective drama series following the adventures of Jessica Fletcher

    BBC Two

  40. Falco

    Anton Lesser stars as Roman detective, Falco. Written by Lindsey Davis.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Hustle

    Drama series about a team of con artists.

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  42. Readings to Die For

    Series of readings from James Sallis' crime novels

    BBC Radio 7

  43. Holby Blue

    Drama series about the challenges facing the police officers and CID unit of Holby South

    BBC One

  44. Paul Temple

    The adventures of writer and amateur private detective, Paul Temple

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

    Drama series about upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley and working class DS Barbara Havers.

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  46. Nero Wolfe Mysteries

    Drama series about the genius detective and his assistant Archie Goodwin

    BBC Two

  47. Agatha Christie

    Classic stories by the mistress of the whodunit.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. Silent Witness

    Drama series about a team of forensic pathologists.

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  49. Jonathan Creek

    Drama series featuring an illusions expert who solves seemingly impossible crimes.

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  50. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    Amateur detective Hetty is on the case. The classic crime drama with Patricia Routledge.

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