Roman history comes alive in this 13-part series told from the perspective of Claudius. His physical impairments helped him avoid assassination by the corrupt Caligula, only to become utterly corrupt himself. Tracing the lives of the first of the Roman emperors, this 13-part series is an epic of... Read More

Director John Maybury explores the life of British painter Francis Bacon (Derek Jacobi) in a film that's as disturbing as the artist's own work. The film focuses on Bacon's turbulent affair with George Dyer (Daniel Craig), a burglar who breaks into Bacon's apartment … and stays on to become... Read More

Originally airing on television, this first installment of the mysteries based on a novel by Ellis Peters follows a cleric who solves murders in 12th century Shrewsbury Abbey. During one investigation, Peters find a suspicious dead body at the site of a recent execution that was ordered by the king.... Read More

In this popular PBS mystery series, Derek Jacobi (Gladiator) stars as the sleuthing 12th century monk Cadfael. Once a sailor and adventurer, Cadfael has settled into a religious life at the Shrewsbury Abbey, where he flourishes as the resident gardener and amateur detective. In this episode,... Read More

Britain's "Channel Four" takes people born in contemporary times and places them in an incongruous past. In this installment of the program, the participants take on the roles of an aristocratic family, upper servants and lower servants in an early 20th century-style manor house. The rigid rules... Read More