No, Hugh Bonneville’s character won’t be changing his name to Time Lord Grantham, or going on an adventure in the Tardis (unless you count the time Bonneville himself starred in an episode of Doctor Who). But Downton Abbey could take a leaf out of the...
Read moreThe BBC is "looking into" complaints about problems with the sound on its new crime drama Quirke – just weeks after hundreds of people complained about being unable to hear dialogue in Jamaica Inn. A corporation spokesman said it had "received complaints...
Read moreAcademics and writers have reacted angrily to plans to drop classic American novels including To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men from the GCSE curriculum as a result of the insistence by the education secretary, Michael Gove, on students studying...
Read moreToday scholars, readers and insanely devoted fans alike celebrate the birth of British novelist Jane Austen 235 years later. Since penning classics that explore themes of women in society and class politics, such as "Sense and Sensibility," "Pride and...
Read moreThe fact that HBO’s Game of Thrones is a significant part of our pop-cultural landscape is undeniable. Most of you can rattle off at least a few House words and some of the more dedicated among you have even memorized the spelling of Targaryen. But Game...
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Read moreThe return of Game of Thrones, back for a fourth season of sword fighting, bed hopping and mud flinging, reminds us once again what a clever gamble HBO took in squeezing this massive production through our TV and laptop screens. Yes, George RR Martin’s...
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There are probably a fair few Sherlock fans who wouldn’t mind getting close to Benedict Cumberbatch’s dressing gown, and soon they’ll have the chance – although, sadly, the actor won’t be in it. The luxury Derek Rose gown will appear alongside Cumberbatch’s...
Read moreSherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Louise Brealey have made it into the dictionary. Brealey, who plays Molly in the BBC1 drama, and Cumberbatch’s Sherlock are being used by Oxford Dictionaries Online as an example to define a new word for falling...
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