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• The Hour: a BBC series about a British TV show in the 50s

  18 October 2014 ( #Abby Morgan, #Anna Chancellor, #BBC, #Ben Whishaw, #Dominic West, #ITV, #Oona Chaplin, #Romola Garai, #The Hour )

  Bel (Romola Garai) is the new producer of 'The Hour' "It's my job to cover the news" Countdown in the studio

• GoT: Le Trône Maudit (ARTE video, in French)

  15 April 2015 ( #fantasy, #Game of Thrones, #geeks, #George RR Martin, #GoT, #HBO, #historical saga, #Les Rois Maudits, #Maurice Druon, #popular culture, #The War of the Roses )

• Spend your Summer with Jane Austen (Arte)

  12 June 2023 ( #arte, #BBC, #Emma, #Jane Austen, #Jane Eyre, #Persuasion, #Sense & Sensibility, #Summer 2023, #Upstairs Downstairs )

  Persuasion Emma Sense & Sensibility and Jane Eyre Upstairs Downstairs

• George RR Martin on I, Claudius

  27 September 2020 ( #BBC, #Derek Jacobi, #Game of Thrones, #George RR Martin, #Golden Age of Television, #I Claudius, #Robert Graves, #Suetonius )

  The BBC made their adaptation of I, CLAUDIUS — based on the classic novels by Robert Graves (I, CLAUDIUS and CLAUDIUS THE GOD), which were in turn based on the histories of Suetonius — in 1976... Continued: x

• What to watch on BBC One in 2016

  03 January 2016 ( #A Midsummer Night's Dream, #BBC, #BBC One, #Le Carré, #Poldark, #Shakespeare, #The Night Manager, #Tolstoy, #trailer, #War and Peace )

• Andrew Davies speaks about his four adaptations of Austen

  01 December 2013 ( #Andrew Davies, #Emma, #Jane Austen, #Masterpiece, #Northanger Abbey, #PBS, #Pride & Prejudice, #Sense & Sensibility )

  Watch the videos: ( x )

• Sam Mendes talking of The Hollow Crown (2012)

  02 May 2014 ( #BBC, #BBC Radio Four, #Cultural Olympiad, #filmed Shakespeare, #Front Row, #history plays, #Sam Mendes, #Shakespeare, #televised Shakespeare, #The Hollow Crown )

• Agrégation interne d'anglais - 2022

  14 April 2021 ( #agrégation, #agrégation interne, #bac, #BBC, #concours, #enseignement, #Henry James, #Henry V, #Shakespeare, #The Wings of the Dove )

• Learn English with Downton Abbey | British Accents

  10 January 2021 ( #accents, #British accents, #costume drama, #Downton Abbey, #English, #Northern, #period drama, #Queen's English, #RP, #Yorkshire )

• The Ten Best Costume Dramas

  29 August 2013 ( #Andrew Davies, #Bleak House, #Brideshead Revisited, #Claudius, #costume drama, #I, #Pride & Prejudice, #The Way We Live Now )

  A subjective list ...: gallery source: The Observer

• The Doctor Who show runner says end of BBC is ‘undoubtedly on its way’

  28 March 2024 ( #BBC, #budget, #Disney, #Doctor Who, #franchise, #reboot, #Russell T. Davies, #show runner )

  Read here : x

• Charles Dance

  14 February 2014 ( #BBC, #Bleak House, #Charles DIckens, #Game of Thrones, #George RR Martin, #HBO, #Mr Tulkinghorn, #Tywin Lannister )

  Bleak House (BBC - 2005) talking about playing a character with no redeeming qualities. Game of Thrones tallking about good storylines (and good adaptations) and playing a character who is "not completely a villain."

• Princess Elizabeth's first speech on the BBC radio (1940)

  10 November 2015 ( #1940, #BBC, #BBC radio, #broadcast, #Elizabeth II, #evacuated children, #Queen, #radio, #WW2 )

• Gary Lineker revolt becomes a test of BBC's values

  12 March 2023 ( #BBC, #Gary Lineker, #impartiality, #independence, #Match of the Day, #politics, #UK government )

  source : x

• A chat with Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey

  24 February 2015 ( #costume drama, #Downton Abbey, #escapism, #historical accuracy, #Julian Fellowes, #open-ended series, #original drama, #TV vs. cinema, #typecasting )

• The 22 greatest TV adaptations

  08 February 2016 ( #Bleak House, #Daniel Deronda, #Game of Thrones, #House of Cards, #Parade's End, #Pride & Prejudice, #The Jewel in the Crown, #War & Peace, #Wolf Hall )

• The BBC begins...

  11 January 2022 ( #BBC, #beginnings, #British Broadcasting Company, #John Reith, #Marconi, #radio, #wireless )

  A century ago, a group of idealistic radio pioneers launched one of Britain’s most famous institutions: the BBC. In the first instalment of our new 13-part series charting how the corporation shaped the nation, David Hendy looks back at its earliest days......

• BBC opens up extensive Shakespeare archive

  19 May 2021 ( #BBC, #BBC Shakespeare Archive, #Education, #Educational Recording Agency, #Shakespeare, #Television Shakespeare, #The Hollow Crown )

  Continue reading : x

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

  22 June 2020 ( #BBC, #BBC One, #Eleanor Catton, #Man Booker Prize, #review, #The Luminaries, #trailer )

  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

• Game of Thrones: filming locations

  01 January 2014 ( #fantasy, #filming locations, #Game of Thrones, #George RR Martin, #HBO, #spoilers, #winter is coming )

  Game of Thrones: see the Northern Ireland locations where it all happened The Guardian click to read ( x )

• The costumes in Emma (2009): bts video clip

  03 November 2013 ( #Austen, #BBC, #behind the scenes, #costumes, #Emma, #making of, #sandy welch )

  learn more about the adaptation link (bbc.co.uk)

• BBC boss explains box set strategy

  19 May 2021 ( #BBC, #BBC player, #binge watching, #Netflix, #streaming, #The Pursuit of Love )

  The Radio Times By Eleanor Bley Griffiths Published: Wednesday, 19th May 2021

• Drama Connections - Pride & Prejudice 2

  06 November 2020 ( #1995, #Andrew Davies, #BBC, #Jane Austen, #Mr Collins, #Mr Darcy, #Pride & Prejudice, #sex up )

• The Pursuit of Love review – absolutely glorious

  10 May 2021 ( #BBC, #Emily Mortimer, #Nancy Mitford, #review, #The Guardian, #The Pursuit of Love )

  Emily Mortimer’s immaculate adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s bestseller about the madcap Radlett family is an instant classic. What a magnificent treat to tuck into Continue reading : x

• Parade's End - 2012 - BBC/HBO trailer

  07 June 2013 ( #2012, #adaptation, #arte, #BBC, #BBC Two, #Ford Madox For, #HBO, #trailer )