19 h. ago ‘God bless us, every one!’ The five best film versions of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

The classic festive tale of humbug and redemption has been adapted countless times for film and TV since the very first silent version in 1901 - but which ones are actually worth watching? The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Kevin E G Perry back to visit the top five

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5 d. ago Christine Baranski narrates 'A Christmas Carol' before returning for new 'The Gilded Age' season

Christine Baranski has teamed with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble for a unique rendition of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.”

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6 d. ago Brits think Father Christmas is a lefty who would vote GREEN

Santa was seen as most likely to back Zack Polanski's party if he backs anyone at the next election, in a poll by YouGov.

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8 d. ago A Christmas walk following Dickens and Bob Cratchit through Camden and the City

A Christmas walk following Dickens and Bob Cratchit through Camden and the City  HamHigh

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3 w. ago Dracula review – Luc Besson’s romantic reimagining of Gothic classic is ridiculous but watchable

While we don’t necessarily need another film version of Bram Stoker’s story, Besson’s has ambition and panache, and Caleb Landry Jones and Christoph Waltz are perfectly castPerhaps there is no great enthusiasm out there for a new version of Dracula from Luc Besson, the French maestro of glossiness and bloat. And yet it has to be said: his lavishly upholstered vampire romance has ambition and panache – and in all its Hammer-y cheesiness, I’m not sure I wouldn’t prefer to it to Robert Eggers’s recent, solemnly classy version of Nosferatu. There are some very bizarre touches, including one shot that appears to show a land border between France and Romania.Christoph Waltz plays a witty yet careworn vampire-hunting priest – I can’t believe he hasn’t played this role before – who finds himself in Paris in 1889 for the French Revolution centenary celebrations. So does the evil Count Dracula, played by the body-horror veteran Caleb Landry Jones with a mangled central European accent reminis...

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3 w. ago Bible sales keep booming despite Americans’ shift away from religion

Trump earned more than $1.3 million last year for endorsing a patriotic Bible named for country singer Lee Greenwood’s song ‘God Bless the USA’

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3 w. ago 'Excellent' WWII film based on legendary British TV series is available to watch for free

The feature film version of one of the most beloved British comedy series of all time is available to stream for free for a limited time

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4 w. ago Thought police arrest Christian preacher for saying 'God bless you' at Muslim Palestine protesters

Shaun O'Sullivan says he plans to sue Wiltshire Police after being cleared of racial harassment following a six-day trial in Crown Court.

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last month UK's magical storybook' city is the perfect Christmas destination — straight 'out of a Dickens novel'

Described as a "magical storybook" brought to life, this charming spot has been crowned one of the best places to visit this Christmas.

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