Classic Fiction TV & Radio Programmes for Teaching

The Famous Five | S02E02: Big Trouble on Billycock Hill

The Famous Five | CBBC | 2025 | 1'20'54''

When a Spitfire crashes near Kirrin Cottage, the Five must work together to save the injured pilot and find out the t...

The Famous Five | S02E01: Mystery at the Prospect Hotel

The Famous Five | CBBC | 2024 | 1'23'23''

The Five are reunited by mysterious letters sent by an old friend at the spooky Prospect Hotel. Their mission? To sol...

The Famous Five | S01E03: The Eye of the Sunrise

The Famous Five | CBBC | 2024 | 1'27'47''

As the summer comes to an end, George sets in motion a final adventure to protect a circus magician from an unscrupulous doc...

The Famous Five | S01E02: Peril on the Night Train

The Famous Five | CBBC | 2024 | 1'27'12''

When Uncle Quentin’s life’s work is stolen from Kirrin Cottage, the Famous Five take the night train to Scotland and are d...

The Famous Five | S01E01: The Curse of Kirrin Island

The Famous Five | CBBC | 2023 | 1'29'20''

George Barnard’s life is turned upside down when she and her cousins embark on a treasure hunt. Soon, they find themselv...

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Peter Pan | BBC One | 2016 | 1'02'29''

The Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre brings Peter Pan Goes Wrong to BBC One, narrated by David Suchet and filmed in front of a live audience.

Horrible Histories | Jane Austen in Historical Love Island

CBBC | 2019 | 2'50''

English novelist Jane Austen introduces the Love Island villa to the rules of Georgian courtship, much to personal...

The Primrose Railway Children

The Railway Children | CBBC | 2024 | 1'21'14''

When their dad mysteriously disappears, the Robinson family find unexpected excitement, danger and a new sense of belonging on a Highlands heri...

CBeebies Presents | The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas | CBeebies | 2021 | 49'53''

Follow the magical adventures of Holly and her brother Jack on Christmas Eve, as they send their wishes to Father Christmas.

Dodger | Train

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 45'46''

Having returned to London, Dodger reunites with Fagin''s gang, and they try their boldest plan yet – a daring train robbery!

Dodger | Coronation

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2023 | 54'49''

After a year of living on the run, Dodger and the gang return to London to pull off their biggest mission yet: to steal the crown jewels ahead of Queen V...

Dodger | Christmas

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 45'58''

Dodger attempts a kind-hearted deed for an old friend on Christmas Eve but has to break into 10 Downing Street. As he gets trapped there, the gang try to ...

Dodger | Bad Egg

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2023 | 45'22''

When a heist goes wrong, Dodger is given his harshest punishment yet - school! Sent to the upper crust St Albion''s College, he must unravel the mystery of ...

Dodger | 09: Dosh

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 43'20''

Fagin undertakes a new venture printing fake bank notes with a stolen money machine. However, this leads to a shocking betrayal – could this finally mean t...

Dodger | 08: Carnival

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 42'51''

Shoddy travelling fair Rossini''s Carnival comes to town, creating an opportunity for someone to create a terrible predicament for Polly. Does she have...

Dodger | 07: Nancy

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 42'52''

Long-time gang member Nancy returns, seeking revenge and armed with an elaborate plan to steal Queen Victoria''s precious jewel, the Burmese Star.

Dodger | 06: Mummy

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 43'25''

A seemingly innocent Egyptian mummy unrolling event turns potentially deadly when Dodger is kidnapped. Will the gang make it in time to save him from a te...

Dodger | 05: Phantom

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 43'50''

Fagin''s gang fight to save Tang''s life, Dodger scores a leading role at a haunted theatre, and Polly strikes a questionable deal with the enemy.

Dodger | 04: Mudlarks

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 43'38''

Charley falls into the hands of the riverside-dwelling mudlarks and is sent on a dangerous mission by the truly terrifying Lucifer.

Dodger | 03: Imposter

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 43'35''

A new scam is afoot as Dodger disguises himself as a posh lost boy in order to get in with a well-to-do family - but will Dodger''s conscience get the ...

Dodger | 02: Waxworks

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 43'30''

Gang member Tom returns to find his bed taken by the new boy, while a dangerous money-making opportunity arises at the unveiling of Madame Tussaud''s Q...

Dodger | 10: Revenge

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 44'20''

As the police close in, the endgame unfolds, culminating in an unexpected reunion, two fateful betrayals, a dramatic demise and a gang member cast adrift.

Dodger

Oliver Twist | CBBC | 2022 | 43'38''

Twelve-year-old orphan Jack Dawkins escapes a mill owner''s clutches. With the help of new friend Charley, they make it to London, where they first meet Fagin''s infa...

Jungle Book (1967)

Jungle Book | BBC One | 2019 | 1'15'11''

Disney animated adaptation of Kipling's classic about Mowgli, a boy raised in the jungle who befriends a laid-back bear, Baloo.

Tales of Beatrix Potter

The Tales of Beatrix Potter | BBC One | 2007 | 1'12'26''

Peter Rabbit, Jeremy Fisher and Jemima Puddleduck leap onto the stage with The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, with sets first brought to life by chor...

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

Treasure Island | BBC One | 2006 | 1'29'24''

In a musical reworking of the classic tale, the Muppets set out to find buried treasure after young Jim Hawkins is given a treasure map by a my...

Just William | 04: William Holds the Stage

Just William | CBBC | 2010 | 28'07''

Tomboy Dorinda has moved into the village, and William seems to approve of this rat-catching, frog-stuffing girl. The impending Sh...

Just William | 03: The School Report

Just William | CBBC | 2010 | 28'15''

A bad school report means lessons all summer for William, and Bob the gardener is sacked by Mr Bott! A cunning plan is needed, and portl...

Just William | 02: Parrots for Ethel

Just William | CBBC | 2010 | 28'01''

Exotic Uncle Neville has come to stay, and William decides to give a lecture on 'intrestin' animals. But with only a dead dormouse and a...

Just William

Just William | CBBC | 2010 | 28'02''

When the Bott family move into Croombe Hall, William and The Outlaws are horrified to learn that they are banned from playing in the woods. But the worst is yet...

Watership Down (2018)

Watership Down | BBC One | 2018 | 1'38'40''

Animated adaptation of the novel by Richard Adams telling the story of a gang of rabbits who embark on an epic adventure in search of a new home.

Watership Down (2018) | 02: The Escape and the Siege

Watership Down | BBC One | 2018 | 1'38'58''

It soon becomes clear that General Woundwort will not part with his captives without a fight.

Words and Pictures | Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are | BBC Two | 1994 | 4'12''

Schools program to aid literacy pres by Michael Hobbs.

Harum Scarum | Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are | BBC One | 1991 | 2'35''

Picture book stories told by Brian Glover, Josie Lawrence, and Mike McShane.

Short Cuts | Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are | BBC Radio 4 | 2022 | 27'28''

As we reach the ten year anniversary of his death, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by the worlds...

Who the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are | BBC Radio 4 Extra | 2008 | 27'24''

Philip Glassborow explores the origins of Maurice Sendak's top-selling children's book 'Where the Wild Things Are'.

The Nation’s Favourite Children’s Book | Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are | BBC One | 1997 | 1'45''

Presenter Zoe Ball and her father Johnny Ball talk about their favourite children's book ''Whe...

Where the Wild Things Are (Opera)

Where the Wild Things Are | BBC Two | 1984 | 40'21''

BBC TV, Radio 3 and Glyndeboume present the first of two fantasy operas composed by Oliver Knussen with libretto and design by Maurice Send...

CBeebies Bedtime Stories | Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are | CBeebies | 2021 | 4'23''

Ryan Reynolds reads 'Where the Wild Things Are', the classic tale of Max's epic journey to a far-off land.

The Borrowers (1997)

The Borrowers | BBC One | 2008 | 1'20'06''

Comic adventure based on the Mary Norton novels about a family of people only four inches tall who live beneath the floorboards of a human house. The fa...