The BBC, Classic-novel adaptations and other related things

George RR Martin won't write for GoT series 6

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George RR Martin has decided not to write a script for Game of Thrones' sixth season. The man behind the book series HBO's hit fantasy drama is based on usually pens a script per season, but says he "cannot afford" the time away from the next instalment,...

In French: the tv series will be finished before the books

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Le scénario de Game of Thrones, la série télévisée diffusée aux Etats-Unis sur HBO, rejoindra dès cette année ou l'an prochain le point le plus avancé du récit original dont il est tiré. Les créateurs de la série, Dan Weiss et David Benioff, l'ont annoncé...

Tour of BBC Television Centre

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House of Cards author Michael Dobbs on taking his creation Stateside

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Michael Dobbs has walked 14 miles to meet for lunch. Next month the House of Cards author will trek 150 miles in seven days, raising money for a young man, the son of a school friend, left paralysed from the waist down by a rugby accident. Dobbs’s hair...

New cast for the new adaptation of Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf

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William Hurt will play the role of mythical Danish king Hrothgar in ITV's Game of Thrones-style take on Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. The four-time Oscar-nominated US actor, more recently known for his performance in David Cronenburg's A History of Violence...

In French: Stephen Knight (Peaky Blinders) "avec la BBC, tout s'est déroulé très facilement"

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Le créateur de la minisérie Peaky Blinders, dont Arte diffuse le début de la première saison jeudi 12 mars, a eu une totale liberté de la part de la BBC pour ce projet passion. Alors que vous écrivez des longs-métrages pour Hollywood depuis votre Oscar...

Damian Lewis talks about playing Henry VIII in Wolf Hall

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Books to read before the film comes out

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Got a chunk of books on your reading list, waiting for that afternoon you'll finally get around to opening the first one up? Well, hop to it if any of these are on the list, as they'll soon be heading to the big screen. While there's plenty to be enjoyed...

The future of the BBC: will the licence fee be abolished?

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It is interesting that on the eve of the publication of the seismic DCMS select committee report on the future of the BBC, the Corporation’s director general Lord Hall was hosting a screening of the brilliant drama Wolf Hall. Perhaps it was no accident...

In French: La machine de guerre de la BBC pour vendre ses productions

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Et soudain, John Cleese apparaît sur scène... Le père des mythiques « Monty Python » vient jouer l’amuseur en chef sur l’estrade de l’immense salle de concert du centre des congrès de Liverpool, pour la gigantesque soirée d’ouverture du BBC Showcase....