Tag: Henry VIII
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100 Best Miniseries Of All Time – Aug 17, 2020
Wolf Hall Has It All by Joni Sweet | Lake Geneva Regional News | August 17, 2020 With shelter-at-home orders still in effect, the pandemic has left us with little more to do than veg out in front of the TV. Data released from Comcast in May showed that the average household watched some 66…
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Wolf Hall Sequel Update – Feb 25, 2020
The Mirror and the Light: TV Adaptation Has Begun by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | February 25, 2020 According to this February 25, 2020 article in the Radio Times, “Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has apparently already been sent the manuscript for Hilary Mantel’s long-awaited sequel The Mirror and the Light – and the work of…
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Wolf Hall Streaming This November – Nov 7, 2019
Set Your Calendar for November 10 by Stephanie Prange | Media Play News | November 7, 2019 In November PBS Distribution is debuting seven new programs on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel, including the entire series (all four seasons) of Mr. Selfridge, starring Jeremy Piven and Wolf Hall with Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance.…
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TV bosses pounce on delayed final novel in Wolf Hall trilogy
The Mirror and The Light Matthew Moore, Media Correspondent | David Sanderson, Arts Correspondent I The Times I May 25, 2019 The book is several years behind schedule but a television adaptation of the final instalment of Dame Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy is already under way. The team behind the acclaimed BBC adaptations of the…
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Royals on TV: A Ranking of the Best On-Screen Kings and Queens – March 23, 2019
Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII in Wolf Hall by Katie Rosseinsky | The Evening Standard | Whatever your thoughts on the royals, there’s no denying that Britain’s most famous family make good TV. From Wolf Hall to Victoria to Netflix’s The Crown, many of the most talked-about (and most critically acclaimed) series of recent…
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In the Realm of TV Entertainment, Royal Dramas Reign – Feb 28, 2019
Fans of Royal TV by Matthew Gilbert | Boston Globe | February 28, 2019 I’m a sucker for the royal dramas. They marry history to warped family dynamics, and they’re generally quite pretty and transporting. They’re like “Succession,†HBO’s Murdoch family send-up, except with a majestic makeover, more servants, and at least one crown. There’s…
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Damian to be Feted at BAFTA’s 2018 Britannia Awards – Sept 27, 2018
2018 Britannia Award for Excellence in Television  by Peter White | Deadline | September 27, 2018 The British actor and producer will receive the Britannia Award for Excellence in Television at the event, which takes place on October 26 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. BAFTA TV Award-winning Actor Matthew Macfadyen will present his Warriors co-star Damian…
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Seven Historical TV Shows That Have Tourists Flocking to Britain – Aug 14, 2018
Wolf Hall by Emma Mason | BBC History Magazine | August 14, 2018 Here, we look at seven historical TV dramas that are attracting tourists from Britain and beyond. #5 Wolf Hall The six-part BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies was a huge hit both on…