The BBC, Classic-novel adaptations and other related things

Andrew Davies speaks about his four adaptations of Austen

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Andrew Davies about the romance in Jane Austen's novels

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Andrew Davies and the difficulties of adapting Jane Austen's novels

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Andrew Davies on TV adaptations

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The Great British Drama

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Creative Content Summit, London, July 2012, ahead of the the London Olympics

Happy Birthday Dr Who

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About the anniversary episode and the series: In English: bbc.co.uk link (video) In French: franceinfo.fr link (audio) Soirée spécial Dr Who sur france4: link In the French press today: Libération Week-end, Samedi 23 & dimanche 24 novembre 2013 avant-goût:...

Dickens and serial literature in the Victorian era

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from wikipedia: "Serialized fiction surged in popularity during Britain's Victorian era, due to a combination of the rise of literacy, technological advances in printing, and improved economics of distribution. A significant majority of 'original' novels...

The BBC to adapt Choderlos de Laclos?

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No official announcement from the BBC itself but you can learn more: here and here (credits: deadline and digitalspy)

The Hour series 2 on arte in November

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TROIS ÉPISODES À 20H50 LES JEUDIS 21 ET 28 NOVEMBRE 2013 À l'antenne de la BBC 1957, l’équipe de l’émission "The Hour" revient pour une deuxième saison plus brillante, plus retorse et plus d’époque que jamais. On retrouve pour ces six nouveaux épisodes...

David Suchet says goodbye to Hercule Poirot

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Read here : source Curtain: Poirot's Last Case will see the elderly detective call on old friend Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser) for assistance as they return to the scene of their first case, Styles Court, to try to prevent another murder. Times have...