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Parade's End sur arte, premiers épisodes le 10 août 2014

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Grande-Bretagne, 1908. Christopher Tietjens, un jeune haut fonctionnaire conservateur issu de l’aristocratie, épouse Sylvia, sa maîtresse, belle mondaine enceinte d'un enfant dont il est peut-être le père – un doute subsiste car celle-ci a de nombreux...

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Downton Abbey star 'in talks' to appear in War and Peace

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Downton Abbey actress Lily James is reportedly set to star in another period drama as she engages in talks to appear in a BBC adaptation of War And Peace. The 25-year-old, who plays Lady Rose in Julian Fellowes’ popular series, would take on the role...

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Sherlock and Doctor Who named as BBC's two global successes

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Fans in France, Germany, Russia and on both sides of the Atlantic may already know it, but Sherlock is now officially a global phenomenon. The BBC detective drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman was sold to more broadcasters worldwide...

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In French: La BBC supprime 400 postes

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Coup dur pour la prestigieuse British Broadcasting Corporation. La BBC, premier groupe audiovisuel public du monde, a annoncé jeudi 17 juillet la suppression de 415 emplois dans le secteur de l'information sur les deux prochaines années. Le directeur...

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BBC1 should be more distinctive and broadcast more Sherlock

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BBC1 should take more creative risks and not rely on a handful of familiar and long-running titles and personalities, the BBC Trust said today. It also reported that fans of shows like Sherlock were disappointed by limited runs of their favourite programmes....

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Death Comes To Pemberley, a Pride and Prejudice sequel

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At first, all you can take in of Hardcastle Crags, near Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, is its unspoilt beauty. Steeply rising wooded slopes look down on a rocky valley with a river winding on ahead. You could spend a very pleasant day here eating ice cream,...

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Death Comes To Pemberley filmed at Castle Howard (Yorkshire)

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BBC Death Comes to Pemberley The BBC's adaptation of PD James' best selling novel, Death Comes to Pemberley was filmed at Castle Howard, for two weeks during July 2013. Starring Matthew Rhys, Anna Maxwell-Martin, Matthew Goode and Jenna Louise Coleman,...

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Filming locations: Castle Howard (Yorkshire)

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Castle Howard On Film Since the 1960s, Castle Howard has been used as a location for many film and television productions. The house, the beautiful grounds and wider estate are all ideal settings for costume dramas, feature films and documentaries. These...

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BBC News celebrates its 60th birthday

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BBC News today celebrates its 60th birthday. The first ever news bulletin was transmitted at 7:30pm on July 5th 1954 - and was a very different affair from the 24-hour rolling news channel we can watch today. The news began as a 22-minute programme, starting...

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BBC Television News celebrates 60 years

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BBC Television News is 60 years old at 7.30pm on 5 July 2014. Over the past six decades, BBC Television News has reported on all the landmark news stories and pivotal moments from the first man on the moon, Churchill’s resignation, the assassination of...

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