"These stories paint colourful pictures of life in Britain and America in the past. We meet some unusual people. There's the dreamy boy who wakes up o ...

Contemporary / British English When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggle ...

Inman is a soldier in the American Civil War, but leaves the horrors of war to return to Cold Mountain to be with the woman he loves, Ada. An award-wi ...

Linnet Ridgeway is rich, beautiful and clever. She appears to have everything. But Linnet also has enemies. When she is shot dead on a passenger boat ...

The Russian Revolution ? four young people, Yury, Tonya, Lara and Pasha, find love and lose it in this extraordinary time. Their heart-breaking storie ...

Mitch McDeere is young, intelligent and ambitious. When he gets a job with the law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke it seems to be the path to money a ...

Four Weddings and a Funeral ? one of the most successfulfilms from Britain. It?s a Saturday morning, and Charles is still asleep. He should be on his ...

Classic / British English During one hot summer on Long Island, Jay Gatsby throws an amazing party every weekend. He is an extremely wealthy man, alth ...

Classic / British English Resting one night on a boat on the River Thames, Charlie Marlow tells his friends about his experiences as a steamboat capta ...

Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. People say that ...

A stranger arrives in a small village wearing a long coat and gloves. His head is covered in bandages and dark glasses hide his eyes. The villagers ar ...

When her mother dies, Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle at Jamaica Inn. Strange things happen there at night, and Mary slowly discovers ...