Del Toro translates the nineteenth-century tragedy into our twenty-first-century psychological vernacular.

Ann Lee is played by Amanda Seyfried, in an intense and moving performance.

To reduce Austen’s writing to a set of aesthetics and tropes, punctuated by the clanging thud of exposition, is surely its own kind of disservice.

Widow Clicquot is an aesthetically stunning production, but it has to be said that sometimes this contracted pacing of the story dulls the impact of Barbe-Nicole’s incredible highs and devastating

There are significant questions of gender and genre here: the category of ‘quality television’ has often been used for cop and hospital dramas, or for high fantasy, which have been historically

Whilst being a good laugh and an entertaining watch, this show also challenges us to think about the ways in which we approach eighteenth-century culture and history, and the benefits that can come

As a Whovian I found much to enjoy in this episode, but as a historian I couldn’t help feeling that the lack of contextual engagement was a bit of a missed opportunity.

Renegade Nell may not be a memorable enough ballad to bear repeating, but it is certainly a ballad worth hearing.

The glaring problem with Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is not the historical inaccuracy, but that it is never quite sure what kind of Napoleon Bonaparte it wants to depict.

Continuing in the spirit of last season, this season offers plenty of quips and moments that eighteenth centuryists will enjoy.