Thomas Gradgrind is an eminently practical man who believes in facts and statistics and has brought up his two children, Louisa and Tom, accordingly, suppressing the imaginative sides of their nature. They are raised without love and affection, and the consequences are devastating. See full description...

The gothic tale of Frankenstein and his construction of a human being who runs amok. See full description...

Robert Burns’s well-known poem celebrating the enduring power of true love, read by Bill Wallis.. See full description...

Though he was Greek, Plutarch wrote his Lives in the first century, a world dominated by the Roman Empire. Here he considers some of the major figures who had left their stamp. See full description...