Broadcast live from the National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare’s famous fated couple in his great tragedy of politics, passion and power.

Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love. In a tragic fight between devotion and duty, obsession becomes a catalyst for war.

Director Simon Godwin returns to National Theatre Live screens with this hotly anticipated production, following broadcasts of Twelfth Night, Man and Superman and The Beaux’ Stratagem.

Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine is opera’s ultimate seductress, opposite tenor Roberto Alagna, who captivated Live in HD audiences as Don José in 2010. Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak sings Micaëla, alongside bass Alexander Vinogradov as the swaggering bullfighter Escamillo. Louis Langrée conducts Sir Richard Eyre’s lively production, a favourite in the Met’s repertoire.

Scotch - A Golden Dream tells the story of Uisge beatha -- Gaelic for "water of life." For more than a century, Scotch whisky has been the premier international spirit of choice. While capturing stunning Scottish landscapes, the film explores some of the biggest names in the industry, including Richard Paterson, a master blender whose nose was insured for $2.5 million; Glasstorm, a company specializing in hand-made bottles for rare whiskies that sell for over $10,000 each; and Jim McEwan, the distiller and master blender, a 52-year industry veteran.