The BBC, Classic-novel adaptations and other related things

New adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust planned for Radio 4

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Following the success of Neil Gaiman adaptations Neverwhere and Good Omens (the latter co-written with the late Terry Pratchett), Radio 4 has announced that another of the offbeat author’s books is in the works as a special audio play this winter – Stardust,...

The titles of the first two new Sherlock episodes revealed

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The titles of the first two new Sherlock episodes which will air in 2017 have been revealed. BBC One, which broadcasts the drama, confirmed the episodes will be called The Six Thatchers and The Lying Detective. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman...

BBC’s The Mystery of Edwin Drood

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It isn’t often I find myself identifying with the villain nowadays, but BBC’s 2012 two-part TV movie The Mystery of Edwin Drood had me examining my own past through the lens of this tale by Charles Dickens. This is the last story that Dickens ever wrote...

The Cast of the Mystery of Edwin Drood

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EDWIN DROOD AND FRIENDS (OR ENEMIES?) Rosa Bud (Tamzin Merchant) Edwin’s beautiful teenage fiancée, whose intended marriage has been arranged by Rosa and Edwin’s fathers. Edwin Drood (Freddie Fox) A privileged, somewhat vain young man who plans to marry...

Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood on the BBC

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The Mystery Of Edwin Drood is a Charles Dickens story about a choirmaster’s obsession with a beautiful young woman. But a different kind of obsession has developed since Dickens last put pen to paper on the novel 142 years ago: How should the story end?...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood - BBC - 2012

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Oscar-winning writer for LA Confidential and film director Curtis Hanson has died

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Oscar-winning writer and film director Curtis Hanson has died at his home in Hollywood at the age of 71. Police said he died of natural causes. A report said he had retired in recent years due to Alzheimer's. Hanson won an Oscar in 1998 for best adapted...

GRRM teases the Game of Thrones prequel

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re may only be a maximum of 15 episodes left to run in Game of Thrones, but fear not: there's a whole library of material waiting in the wings once seasons seven and eight are over. Speaking at last night's Emmy Awards, where Thrones became the most successful...

Outlander’s Third Season: Everything We Know So Far

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Outlander’s Third Season: Everything We Know So Far The Starz series ended its second season this weekend. This past Saturday, Starz’s Outlander ended its exquisite second season with the drama’s most heartbreaking episode yet: “Dragonfly in Amber,” which...

British programmes at the 2016 Emmy award ceremony

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America's love of quintessential Britishness was very much in evidence at the Emmy awards on Sunday night, with multiple wins for two of our most popular exports, Sherlock Holmes and Downton Abbey. Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue...