We're not sure how we feel about this. Yes, seeing the epic Game of Thrones on a screen the height of five double decker buses would be impressive, but surely it's a bit much? Think of the beheadings. Think of the naughty bits. Nevertheless, like winter,...
Read morePeter Capaldi’s debut series of Doctor Who has been a hit with audiences – but taking on the role meant leaving behind his part as villainous minister Cardinel Richilieu in BBC1’s Alexandre Dumas adaptation The Musketeers. You might think Capaldi’s departure...
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Damian Lewis is stepping into the breeches of King Henry VIII in the upcoming BBC2 adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s award-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies – and has learned there's plenty to uncover about this memorable ruler. The tale charts...
Read moreTen things you need to know about War & Peace 1. Why it's SO long The length of War and Peace is partly explained by the length of time Tolstoy spent planning, writing and polishing it. The earliest draft storylines found in Tolstoy’s manuscripts date...
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Wolf Hall (January, BBC2) Former Homeland star Damian Lewis and Shakespearean actor Mark Rylance take top billing in this lavish six-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. The tale of Tudor intrigue...
Read moreWhich stunning TV settings topped all others last year? Read on to find out the top 10 backdrops of 2014... 6. London – the setting of Sherlock London is a key element of both Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories and the BBC1 hit series, starring...
Read moreMargaret Thatcher considered forcing the BBC to show adverts, newly released documents reveal. Records from September 1979, written just months after Mrs Thatcher took office, show that the former Prime Minister harboured concerns about “extravagant”...
Read moreCe devrait être l'un des événements de la grille de BBC One pour les mois à venir. Annoncée début 2013, la nouvelle adaptation de Guerre et Paix , le roman mondialement connu de Léon Tolstoï , prend finalement forme avec l'annonce de son casting complet...
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Devotees of EF Benson's 1930s series of comic novels, Mapp and Lucia, are in for a treat this Christmas: a three-part adaptation penned by Steve Pemberton (above, playing Lucia's camp, platonic friend Georgie), and starring Miranda Richardson and Anna...
Read moreWolf Hall is heading to a television (tuned to BBC2) near you very soon - so what better way to prepare yourself for the screen adaptation of Hilary Mantel's award-winning novels than, well, er, a trailer... Charting the meteoric rise of Thomas Cromwell...
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