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The Cruel Way

1939: Adventurer and writer Ella Maillart set off on an epic drive from Geneva to Kabul,

  • Location: Zurich

The Last Weynfeldt

2000s: An expert in art, but when it comes to women, the price and stakes are much higher

  • Location: Bristol, Switzerland, Venice

Clairmont

1816: The story of Mary Shelley’s stepsister, Claire Clairmont

  • Location: Geneva, London

She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein

1797 – 1851: How did Mary Shelley create Frankenstein?

  • Location: Dundee, France, Switzerland

Mary (or the Birth of Frankenstein)

1816: There is a beast inside her, a monster. It wants to scream, it wants to tear things apart.

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Dark Island

2000s: Midwinter in Orkney. Six hours of daylight. A race against time to catch a killer.

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