Episodes

  • Episode 11: The Tell-Tale Heart: The echo of a murderous conscience that beats louder than silence.

    Episode 11: The Tell-Tale Heart: The echo of a murderous conscience that beats louder than silence.
    Jan 24 2026
    "The Tell-Tale Heart" follows an unnamed narrator who murders an elderly man because of his "vulture eye." Despite the "perfect" concealment of the body under floorboards, the narrator's mounting guilt manifests as a hallucinated heartbeat, driving him to confess to the police.
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    17 mins
  • Episode 10: Othello: Jealousy as a cause of tragedy.

    Episode 10: Othello: Jealousy as a cause of tragedy.
    Jan 24 2026
    The story follows Othello, a high-ranking Moorish general in the Venetian army, who has secretly married the beautiful Desdemona. Their happiness is destroyed by Othello’s ensign, Iago, who secretly hates him. Iago weaves a web of lies to convince Othello that Desdemona is having an affair with his lieutenant, Cassio.
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    15 mins
  • Episode 9: Macbeth: Ambition for power as a source of tragedy.

    Episode 9: Macbeth: Ambition for power as a source of tragedy.
    Jan 23 2026
    Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, it dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake.
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    14 mins
  • Episode 8: Oliver Twist: Unshakeable purity in the face of a ruthless world’s cruelty.

    Episode 8: Oliver Twist: Unshakeable purity in the face of a ruthless world’s cruelty.
    Jan 23 2026
    Oliver Twist tells the story of an orphaned boy who escapes a miserable workhouse only to fall into a life of crime in London. Under the influence of the manipulative Fagin and his gang of young pickpockets, Oliver struggles to maintain his innocence while searching for his true identity and a better life.
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    17 mins
  • Episode 7: Uncle Tom's Cabin: The cry for freedom that shook the world

    Episode 7: Uncle Tom's Cabin: The cry for freedom that shook the world
    Jan 23 2026
    Uncle Tom's Cabin explores the harsh realities of slavery in the American South. The story follows the virtuous Tom and other enslaved individuals as they struggle for freedom and maintain their humanity against systemic cruelty.
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    13 mins
  • Episode 6: Pride and Prejudice: The confrontation between economic interest and true love

    Episode 6: Pride and Prejudice: The confrontation between economic interest and true love
    Jan 22 2026
    Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen that follows the spirited Elizabeth Bennet as she navigates issues of manners, upbringing, and marriage in the British regency era. ​At its heart, it is the story of the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth and the wealthy landowner Fitzwilliam Darcy. To find happiness, they both must overcome their personal flaws: Elizabeth must look past her prejudice against Darcy's cold exterior, while Darcy must let go of his aristocratic pride.
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    16 mins
  • Episode 5: Wuthering Heights: An obsession that destroys everything.

    Episode 5: Wuthering Heights: An obsession that destroys everything.
    Jan 19 2026
    Wuthering Heights is a Gothic novel by Emily Brontë centered on the intense and destructive relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and the foundling Heathcliff. Spanning two generations, it explores themes of revenge, social class, and eternal love set against the bleak Yorkshire moors.
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    13 mins
  • Episode 4: The Picture of Dorian Gray: Vanity Pushed to the Limit

    Episode 4: The Picture of Dorian Gray: Vanity Pushed to the Limit
    Jan 19 2026
    A handsome young man remains eternally youthful while his hidden portrait ages and shows the scars of his sins. He lives a life of excess and cruelty until the painting's hideous transformation drives him to a tragic end.
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    12 mins