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The BBC is to announce a new six-part Sunday night adaptation of Les Misérables , written by the man behind the corporation’s wildly successful production of War and Peace. Andrew Davies, who penned the recent BBC One adaptation of the Tolstoy epic, said...
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An analysis of social media by the TV Licensing company has revealed the shows that most viewers think are worth the cost of the Licence Fee (basically, they counted up how many people on Twitter said a show was "worth the Licence fee"). BBC1 drama The...
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And now, for your bank holiday delectation, A Midsummer Night's Dream as you've never seen it before. Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies brings the Shakespeare comedy to life on BBC1, but who are the major players? Find out more about the cast...
Read more“You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone,” sang Joni Mitchell, once upon a time. Ain’t that the truth. At the Baftas recently, a journalist on the red carpet asked me to say a few words about what the BBC meant to me. Ah, that’s easy. Blimey, that’s...
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If you’ve been enjoying the Henry VI and Richard III Hollow Crown dramas with Benedict Cumberbatch et al on the BBC, you may be glad to hear that the Corporation is considering taking on Shakespeare’s Roman plays for the next batch of the Bard. Discussions...
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Sleek and savage as a raven in sheeny blue-black robes, Benedict Cumberbatch is surrounded by a force-field of concentration; you can practically hear the crackle of synapses as he prepares to go on set as Shakespeare’s Richard III. A few feet away, Judi...
Read morePeter Kosminsky's Baftas speech backing the BBC – full text Read the Wolf Hall director’s defence of the corporation against John Whittingdale’s attempts to undermine its independence THE GUARDIAN Thank you. On behalf of all of us who worked on Wolf Hall,...
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Adapting a book for the small screen is never easy and when it’s an epic tome like Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace – with numerous characters, relationships and settings – the task is that bit tougher. That’s probably why the Andrew Davies' take on the Russian...
Read moreHere are just nine reasons we're beyond excited for new BBC1 drama The Night Manager: 1. Tom Hiddleston2. Huw Laurie3. Olivia Colman4. Tom Hollander5. Katherine Kelly6. David Harewood7. Elizabeth Debicki8. Russell Tovey9. Adeel Akhtar Advertising The...
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