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Russell T Davies to return as Doctor Who showrunner

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11 years after he waved goodbye to the series he successfully brought back to life, ex- Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies is returning to steer the TARDIS into a new era, taking over from the outgoing Chris Chibnall... Continue reading : x

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The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton has adapted her Man Booker Prize-winning novel

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Read at the source: x When is The Luminaries on TV? What is The Luminaries about? Who wrote The Luminaries? Why is it called “The Luminaries”? How similar will The Luminaries be to the book? Who stars in The Luminaries? A review in the Guardian: x

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Une nouvelle adaptation de la Guerre des Mondes

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DE QUOI ÇA PARLE ? Dans l'Angleterre des années 1900, un couple ne cesse de défier les conventions sociales, jusqu'au jour où une invasion extraterrestre les oblige à se battre pour leur vie. Prochainement sur TF1 extracts: "En jouant la carte de l'adaptation...

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Little Women (trailer)

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Howards End: Trailer - BBC One

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A first look at the BBC1 Little Women

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Here is a first look glimpse at the Little Women – the March sisters from the much loved period novel which is being turned into a lavish BBC1 drama for a likely airing around the Christmas period. The three-part dramatisation of Louisa May Alcott’s 1868...

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The Witness for the Prosecution - trailer - BBC One

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First look at the cast of The Moonstone

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Here they are – the cast of BBC1's latest period drama The Moonstone. Miranda's Sarah Hadland stars alongside Cold Feet actor John Thomson in the new version of Wilkie Collins' 1868 mystery, believed by many to be the first ever detective novel. Thomson...

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HBO Picks Up J.K. Rowling’s Crime Novels

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HBO has acquired US and Canadian rights to Cormoran Strike , BBC One’s high-profile new limited series based on J.K. Rowling’s bestselling crime novels, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The project had been rumored to be heading to HBO since...

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The Go-Between - Review

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Another week, another classic about illicit spooning at the dawn of the 20th century. Where the BBC’s fresh take on Lady Chatterley’s Lover hollowed out the original and injected its own up-to-date agitprop, The Go-Between(BBC One) kept faith with LP...

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