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TV period dramas this autumn/winter
Despite all the cutbacks to TV drama, there are some exciting period dramas still coming up – so I thought I’d do a little round-up of what is in store this autumn and winter. Goodies coming up in the...
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BBC’s ‘lost’ 1961 Anna Karenina coming out on DVD
It often frustrates me that so many TV adaptations of literary classics made in the 1960s and 70s aren’t available to be seen – so I was interested to see a news story in The Daily Telegraph about the...
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Casanova mini-series (2005)
Oddly enough, there were two versions of Casanova brought to the screen in 2005. The better-known of the two is the lavish movie starring Heath Ledger – I have seen this film, a couple of years ago...
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Downton Abbey (2010)
Sorry not to have updated this blog lately, but I’ve been busy at work once again! Anyway, this is really to say that I’m still here, and have been enjoying the latest smash hit costume drama, Downton...
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Jane Eyre (1996)
Classic literary adaptations on TV might be in short supply at the moment, but there are two feature film versions of the Brontës’ novels due for release in 2011 – a new Jane Eyre directed by Cary...
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A Christmas Carol (1977)
Just a quick note to wish everyone who visits my blog a happy and peaceful Christmas break. Over the past few festive seasons I’ve usually watched the Patrick Stewart version of A Christmas Carol,...
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Upstairs Downstairs DVDs with Daily Mail
Just a quick note to let any readers of this blog in the UK know that the Daily Mail newspaper is giving away DVDs of the first series of the original Upstairs Downstairs every day this week, starting...
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Posting on ‘Lark Rise to Candleford’ costumes
Someone from the BBC TV blog has just kindly got in touch with me – for anyone who hasn’t come across this, it is a blog where the BBC publishes behind-the-scenes posts from actors, directors, writers,...
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My new books blog
Sorry not to have updated here for such a long time – I hope I will revive this blog soon and write about one or two of the costume dramas I’ve been watching. In the meantime, I’ve started up yet...
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How sets for ‘Lark Rise’ were transformed for ‘The Night Watch’
Must admit I haven’t seen The Night Watch, the new BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters’ novel set during the Second World War, as yet – though I do hope to do so. It was shown a few nights ago in the UK....
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