Public service media and democracy

BBC, public radio, public service, public TV

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Countries that have popular, well-funded public service broadcasters encounter less rightwing extremism and corruption and have more press freedom, a report from the European Broadcasting Union has found. For the first time, an analysis has been done...

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George RR Martin's Wild Cards to be adapted

George RR Martin, GRRM, TV, Wild Cards

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Given the fact that Game of Thrones and comic book movies are the feet of the geek colossus that now bestrides mainstream popular culture, combining author George RR Martin with a new TV series about superheroes seems like a licence to print money. Though...

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Shakespeare sur France Inter

Cyrano de Bergerac, Hamlet, Henry V, House of Cards, K. Branagh, Much Ado about Nothing, Othello, Richard III, Romeo+Juliet, Shakespeare

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Plus de 400 ans après son trépas, six pieds sous terre, Shakespeare nous parle encore et toujours. Shakespeare contemporain © Getty / Fotosearch Et plus que jamais, ce bon vieux Will a pas mal de choses à nous raconter sur notre condition humaine, qu’il...

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Rogue Male

BBC, Fox Searchlight, Geoffrey Household, Rogue Male

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Benedict Cumberbatch is to produce and star in a new film production of the classic British novel Rogue Male. Michael Lesslie, who has also adapted Macbeth and Assassin's Creed, is to write the screenplay. Rogue Male was originally written by Geoffrey...

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Outlander will be "around for a while"

Diana Gabaldon, Emmy Awards, Outlander, Starz

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Outlander, the sci-fi, time-travelling romance starring Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe, will be gracing our TV screens for a while yet. Starz CEO Chris Albrecht has promised that the future of the drama, which is based on Diana Gabaldon's bestselling...

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Starz's American Gods will expand female roles and treat religion seriously

American Gods, Neil Gaiman, Starz

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Starz’s American Gods might be one of the most anticipated TV shows since Game of Thrones, thanks to a similarly intense fanbase surrounding the Neil Gaiman novel it’s based on and an incredibly deep cast — which includes (but isn’t limited to) Ian McShane,...

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Zola's Au Bonheur des dames and the BBC's The Paradise

Au Bonheur des dames, BBC, book vs. TV series, Emile Zola, The Paradise

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The Birth of the Department Store: Émile Zola’s Au bonheur des dames and BBC’s The Paradise miniseries Michael Miller University of Miami The credits that precede each episode of the BBC’s The Paradise, tell us that the miniseries is based on Émile Zola’s...

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