Tag: Hilary Mantel
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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 Voted Britain’s Favorite Historical Novel – Jan 20, 2020
Walter Scott Prize by Eleanor Sharples | Daily Mail | January 20, 2020 When it comes to royal history, you can’t beat the Tudors for scandal and intrigue – though the Windsors are putting in a spirited effort. So perhaps it should come as little surprise that Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall has been named as…
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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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Will Damian Be Reprising His Role as Henry VIII? – May 22, 2019
Hilary Mantel’s Conclusion to Wolf Hall Trilogy Set to be Released in 2020 by Arts & Entertainment Staff | BBC | May 22, 2019 Hilary Mantel’s next novel will be published on 5 March 2020, her publishers have announced. The long-awaited book, the title of which was already known to be The Mirror and 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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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…