This DVD takes us to the places which shaped Jane Austen's vision, and inspired her to write some of the best loved classic novels worldwide.

This program charts the progress of the Bronte Sisters from their childhood writing collaborations with Bramwell to their independent literary achievements which are acclaimed the world over.

Lewis Carroll (1832-98) was an English writer, logician, mathematician, Anglican deacon and photographer. He excelled in two of these fields, photography and writing. As a photographer, he brought a sense of human fragility to the somewhat wooden Victorian scene. Carroll's literary influence is difficult to overestimate, with disciples ranging from James Joyce to Douglas Adams and beyond.

Together with our host, Dr. Tony Williams, we visit the locations that went to form the imagination of Dickens, the sites of the prisons and the workplaces of the poor, the Inns of Court and the Houses of Parliament, the theatres and the auditoria where he gave his hugely successful readings, the museums and the churches...all the key sites pertaining to this literary genius are woven together to create an unforgettable portrait of Dickens' life and the Victorian metropolis that harboured him.

Charles Dickens' classic novel, which has been brought to the screen at least six times in the past (including a modernized adaptation released in 1998), is committed to film once again in this production for television by the BBC.

Probably the most talented of the English romantic poets, John Keats was highly prolific. Born in London, Keats' parents died during his childhood. He gave up practicing medicine to become a poet, but did use these skills in nursing his brother Tom, who died of tuberculosis. He was known for the biographical value of his poems and for his philosophic insights.

Acclaimed poet and author Owen Sheers presents this enlightening series in which he looks at six great works of poetry about the British landscape. The poems by William Wordsworth, Matthew Arnold, Lynette Roberts, Sylvia Plath, Louis MacNeice and George Mackay Brown explore a sense of place and identity across Britain and open the doors to captivating stories about the lives of the poets themselves.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic poem is brought to life with an evocative mix of animated and real images which give this famous poem an exciting new dimension. The visually remarkable cinematic work is narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave, who gives an inspired reading of this literary classic.

Irish-born author, playwright, and poet Oscar Wilde is known not only for his works of literature but also as one of the leading members of late nineteenth century England's aesteticism movement.