Jonah Hauer-King

World on Fire is a heart-stopping, multi-stranded drama telling the story of World War Two through the lives of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict. The first series of seven episodes tells the story of the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain.

Howards End explores the changing landscape of social and class divisions in turn-of-the-century England through the prism of three families: the intellectual and idealistic Schlegels, the wealthy Wilcoxes from the world of business and the working-class Basts.

Back on our screens again as a three-part series from Call The Midwife creator Heidi Thomas, this latest adaptation of the classic novel features an all-star cast, including Angela Lansbury and Michael Gambon. Louisa May Alcott's tale about four sisters who are left to fend for themselves when their father goes off to war is a universal coming-of-age story, following sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March on their journey from childhood to adulthood. With the help of their mother Marmee, the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman from gender roles to sibling rivalry, first love, loss and marriage.