The Bard's "dark" comedy in five acts concerns the efforts of Helena, daughter of a renowned physician, to make Bertram, the count of Rousillon, her husband.

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Here are some of the finest narrative poems in the English language, dating from an age of rich inspiration: the 19th century. All tell powerful stories of human passion and endeavor...

Naxos AudioBooks continues its new series of Great Poets – represented by a collection of their most popular poems on one CD – with John Keats.

From Socrates to Charles I, Danton to Lincoln - here are some of history's most significant figures with their most important speeches...

Henry V, which dates from 1599, is the last in Shakespeare's series of plays based on English history. It is also...

Drawing from Proust's letters, essays, and fiction, de Botton transforms Proust's life and work into a no-nonsense guide to life.

Oscar Wilde's first play confronts the hypocrisy of public "morality" compared with genuine, private kindness. When it opened in 1892, Lady Windermere's Fan was an instant success...

Love and tricks, friendship and skullduggery have leading roles in this light-hearted comedy. Benedick loves Beatrice, Claudio loves Hero, Don John hates Claudio, and Friar Francis loves them all.

I'm youth, I'm joy...I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg. The story of the little boy who refused to grow up has captured the imagination of generations of children...

John Keats' letters paint an unforgettably vivid and moving picture of the richly productive but also tragic final years of the poet's life. As he ponders on the nature of the writer's craft...

BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare....