The BBC, Classic-novel adaptations and other related things

Doctor Zhivago (2002)

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Andrew Davies about his career

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Andrew Davies talks about the original adaptation of House of Cards

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Andrew Davies: Red Carpet Interview

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JK Rowling's adult novel on BBC One

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Keeley Hawes and Julia McKenzie star in the first image from new JK Rowling drama The Casual Vacancy. The Harry Potter writer's first adult novel is being transformed into a three-hour miniseries for the BBC and HBO, with Hawes and McKenzie set to play...

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

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BBC America released a first look image for Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, a seven-part original drama series based on the bestselling novel by British author Susanna Clarke, premiering in 2015. The series, set in a reimagined 19th century England, was...

TV Adaptations and Historical Accuracy

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Historical accuracy in fiction is crucial, author Hilary Mantel has told an audience at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Speaking with reference to her novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, their subsequent stage productions and the upcoming BBC...

Wolf Hall: first pictures on set

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As we inch closer to December and the shops fill up with Christmas, your thoughts probably aren't straying into 2015. But – just for a second – look ahead to the new year and a string of exciting new dramas, among them the BBC's Wolf Hall. The six-part...

Salon des Séries et du Doublage - Paris - Samedi 22 novembre

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Alastair Bruce: historical advisor for an original period drama

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"I’m the most unpopular person on the set," declares Downton Abbey's historical adviser Alastair Bruce when RadioTimes.com meets him. "Everybody is geared up and ready to go. The director knows how he or she is going to block the scene, the actors arrive...