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In French: the best TV adaptations

andrew davies, BBC, dickens, game of thrones, george rr martin, HBO, jane eyre, les rois maudits, little dorrit, maupassant, maurice druon

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LE SCAN TÉLÉ - La petite Dorrit, relecture magnifique d'un des romans fleuves du célèbre Charles Dickens, a démarré jeudi soir sur Arte. L'occasion d'un classement des adaptations télé de monuments littéraires, depuis ses dix dernières années… La petite...

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In French: La Petite Dorrit par la BBC

andrew davies, arte, BBC, charles dickens, Julian Fellowes, Little Dorrit, serial literature

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Inégalable dans le domaine de l'adaptation en séries des monuments de la littérature anglo-saxonne, la BBC livrait en 2008 La Petite Dorrit, une minisérie en 8 épisodes inspirée du roman-fleuve de Charles Dickens. L'oeuvre a reçu 7 récompenses aux Emmy...

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Little Dorrit on arte, starting November 27th

Andrew Davies, arte, BBC, Charles Dickens, John Lunn, Little Dorrit

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Le scénariste Andrew Davies est l’adaptateur hors pair des grands classiques anglais du XIXe siècle, de Jane Austen à Dickens en passant par George Eliot. Il a su préserver avec La petite Dorrit le caractère foisonnant du roman-fleuve de Charles Dickens...

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The licence fee : 20 years ago vs. today

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New adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde

BBC, ITV, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and My Hyde

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Fast Show alumnus Charlie Higson is to reimagine Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story of Jekyll and Hyde in a new 10-part series for ITV. Set in 1930s London, the drama will pay homage to Stevenson’s 1886 novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and My Hyde...

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Shortage of costumes for a BBC adaptation

BBC, costume drama, Downton Abbey, EF Benson, Mapp & Lucia

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Set in a small town in the 1930s, EF Benson's much-loved books about feuding socialites Miss Elizabeth Mapp and Mrs Emmeline "Lucia" Lucas are as delectably English as a slice of Victoria sandwich. But when the BBC came to shoot its adaptation – which...

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JK Rowling's adult novel on BBC One

BBC, BBC One, Harry Potter, HBO, JK Rowling, Sarah Phelps, The Casual Vacancy

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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...

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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

BBC, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke

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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...

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TV Adaptations and Historical Accuracy

BBC, Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel, historical drama, Wolf Hall

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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...

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Wolf Hall: first pictures on set

BBC, Damian Lewis, Hilary Mantel, Mark Gatiss, Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

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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...

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