New period drama: Versailles | The Musketeers return | A Midsummer Night's Dream

Plus, an interview with Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight Having difficulty reading this email? [View it online] More for you to enjoy from the BBC [Versailles] [Versailles] | BBC TWO 9.30PM WED 1 JUNE Welcome to an intoxicating world of secrets, betrayals, love and war as you lose yourself in Versailles, France, 1667. Determined to bring his rich courtiers to heel and establish his absolute power, Louis XIV devises an elaborate Machiavellian plan. He must transform his father’s hunting lodge into the most magnificent château in Europe. But can those closest to him be trusted? This is Versailles in all its brutal glory. [ChevronWhite58px.png] [Watch the trailer] New bank holiday drama [AMidsummerNightsDreamV3.jpg] [The Musketeers] | BBC ONE 9.30 PM SAT 28 MAY After four years, a war-torn Paris has become a powder keg ready to explode and our battle scarred Musketeers must reunite to defeat the evil Lucien Grimaud. However, a more sinister battle awaits our heroes as the governor tightens his grip on the city. [Watch the trailer] [TheMusketeersV2.jpg] [A Midsummer Night's Dream] | BBC ONE 8.30 PM MON 30 MAY Russell T Davies brings the classic Shakespeare play to life with an award-winning cast of stars including Maxine Peake and Matt Lucas. Packed with fun and invention and spectacle, this is A Midsummer Night’s Dream for everyone. [Watch the trailer] You may also like... [Words First: Alone Together] [New Radio 1 drama] | BBC RADIO 1 [A young kid spies on his local community from the top of his tower block. Observing private moments of aspiration, fear and neglect. 'Words First: Alone Together' uses spoken word to weave the stories that bind these characters together.] The stars behind the camera [Peaky Blinders: Steven Knight Interview] [Peaky Blinders: Show Creator Steven Knight Interview] | BBC WRITERS ROOM The man behind the critically acclaimed gangster epic opens up about his inspiration behind the series, his favourite scenes and the future of the Shelby family. [ChevronWhite58px.png] [Read the interview] [Matthew Graham Interview] [Matthew Graham talks Doctor Who, Life on Mars and more...] | BBC WRITERS ROOM His list of credits include writing for This Life and co-creating Life on Mars. Now Matthew Graham offers advice for new writers and discusses his latest EastEnders project - Redwater. [ChevronWhite58px.png] [Read the interview] Drama to make your ears tingle [Blood, Sex and Money] | BBC iPLAYER RADIO A story of sexual desire and the birth of a celebrity. When a theatre manager buys Nana for the night, he realises just how potent she could be. [Listen now] [The Wolf in the Water] | BBC iPLAYER RADIO Radio 3 drama from award-winning writer Naomi Alderman that asks what happened after the Merchant of Venice? [Listen now] [The Rage] | BBC iPLAYER RADIO Clare Lizzimore's stylish rapid-fire drama takes us inside the head of Anthony - a boy full of rage. Is today the day he outruns what's inside? [Listen now] [Homepage] [News] [Sport] [Weather] [BBC iPlayer] [TV] [Radio] . [Terms] | [Privacy] | [Unsubscribe] . This email is intended for UK residents. Please note that some features and content in this newsletter are only available to people in the UK. BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA Copyright © 2016 BBC