15 h. ago BBC viewers rave over 'absolute masterpiece' period drama dubbed 'the very best of British TV' with all

BBC viewers are raving over a historical television serial War which was first broadcast on BBC One in 2016.

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30 h. ago Kevin the Carrot is back in Aldi’s Christmas ad and this this time it’s a tale of LOVE

ALDI has unveiled its Christmas advert for the year and Kevin the Carrot has made a grand return in order to ask an all important question. The much-loved character is back on our screens for the tenth year - this time in three festive episodes. The teaser will go live tonight, with the advert hitting...

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42 h. ago ‘It’s not just a book, it’s a window to my soul’: why we’re in love with literary angst

Why did an obscure Dostoevsky novella sell 100,000 copies in the UK last year? And why are TikTokers raving about a 1943 Turkish novel? The way young people are discovering books is changing – and their literary tastes reflect our timesThe sales patterns for classic novels are normally a fairly predictable business. “Every year it’s the same authors,” says Jessica Harrison, publishing director for Penguin Classics UK. “Austen is always at the very top, and then all the school ones: Orwell, An Inspector Calls, Of Mice and Men, Jane Eyre.”But last year it was different. Penguin’s bestselling classic by far was a little-known novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky. White Nights sold more than 100,000 copies in the UK in 2024. It is an angsty story of impossible love, run through with characteristic Dostoevskian gloom. A young man and woman meet on a bridge in St Petersburg on consecutive nights: his love for her is unrequited; she is despairing because the man she really love...

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65 h. ago 'Masterpiece' BBC period drama that left viewers 'heartbroken'

The BBC's four-part period drama Miss Austen, starring Keeley Hawes, has been hailed by fans who called it a "masterpiece" and claimed it was "the best of the BBC"

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3 d. ago Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A

Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial placeAn A-level pupil found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter, revealing a story of love and solidarity in 18th-century rural England.Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, escaped enslavement to become a celebrated author and campaigner in Georgian England. His memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, was a bestseller. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Masterpiece period drama with 'gorgeous' love story is free to watch

The four-part drama was originally aired in 2023 and has developed a passionate cult following despite

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3 d. ago Masterpiece period drama based on classic novel is 'perfect weekend viewing'

The must-watch period drama has a star-studded cast and is currently available to watch for free

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3 d. ago Princess Margaret's wish to marry divorced 'commoner' Peter Townsend sparked 'panic' in the Royal Family and left her prisoner in Kensington Palace

Princess Margaret claimed her decision not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend was an act of her choosing duty over love. However, royal observers say there's much more to the story.

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4 d. ago Wishaw teacher who died while delivering aid in Bosnia remembered in new book

From Scotland, With Love tells the true story of Edinburgh Direct Aid (EDA), the volunteer charity founded in 1992 by Dr Denis Rutovitz MBE and Prof Jeanne Bell.

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4 d. ago Heart the Lover by Lily King review – a love story to treasure

A companion novel to the brilliant Writers & Lovers, this delightfully witty tale of college romance matures into midlife poignancyThe university experience is a risky business in fiction. Generally, the feelings are intense, but the stakes are low; it’s all very formative for the individual character, but it can feel a bit trivial to anyone else. In fact, reading an account of someone’s university days is surely only one or two stages removed from having to hear about the dream they had last night.So my heart initially sank at Heart the Lover’s cover promise that our main character would soon be “swept into an intoxicating world of academic fervour, rapid-fire banter and raucous card games” – good grief, save me from the raucous card games! But obviously the caveat here is what it always is: a good writer will make it matter. I had faith, therefore, that everything would be all right, since Lily King is an exceptionally good writer. Indeed, she could probabl...

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6 d. ago The love story that shaped Prunella Scales's life: How a chance meeting with Timothy West on a BBC drama led to their tender 60

The actress, who has died aged 93, starred alongside veteran actor West in a series of televised canal journeys even as both were coping with her diagnosis of dementia.

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6 d. ago The love story that shaped Prunella Scales' life: How a chance meeting with Timothy West on a BBC drama led to their tender 60

The actress, who has died aged 93, starred alongside veteran actor West in a series of televised canal journeys even as both were coping with her diagnosis of dementia.

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1 week ago From New Girl to Colin from Accounts: your favourite TV romcoms ever

Which TV show has the greatest onscreen kiss of all time? Which is so good it saved someone’s marriage? Guardian readers pick their most beloved romcomsTummy-flipping kisses and a chlamydia love story: TV’s best ever romcomsThe ultimate TV romcom. I still remember watching the episode with Nick and Jess’s first kiss for the first time, and in my opinion (as well, I believe, as that of many of my generation) it remains the greatest TV kiss. While Nick and Jess are the centre, the comedy between the friends and the other romances along the way mean that I never tire of rewatching. Kate, 35, Liverpool Continue reading...

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1 week ago Slow Horses star Christopher Chung's real life love story: Roddy Ho actor is married to stunning Olivier

He is best known for playing the arrogant, unlucky-in-love tech whiz, Roddy Ho. But Christopher Chung's off-screen love life couldn't be further removed from his  Slow Horses character.

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1 week ago Nobody Wants This season 2 release date, cast, trailer and plot as Adam Brody and Kristen Bell return

Netflix's Nobody Wants This season two is set to premiere this week with fans keen to know all there is about the next chapter of Joanne and Noah's love story.

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2 w. ago Out of Words – crafting gaming’s most unusual love story from clay and glue

Most games want you to save the world. This stop-motion adventure wants you to hold someone’s handStop-motion adventure Out of Words was one of the most striking reveals at this year’s Summer Game Fest. While most games are built from code, Out of Words is made from clay, fabric, and glue: a love story literally crafted by hand that even caught the attention of Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima (“The biggest praise we could imagine,” game director Johan Oettinger says.)Oettinger dreamed of making a stop-motion video game since he was 12, when he first played 90s point-and-click claymation game The Neverhood. After years working across films, commercials and installation art, Out of Words became the project to merge these two lifelong passions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pillion at LFF review: Alexander Skarsgård gets kinky in this gay BDSM biker love story

Harry Lighton makes an outrageously good directorial debut with this sexy, sweet tale of queer first love wrapped up in leathers and chains

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2 w. ago World famous Welsh tearoom to reopen after couple walked through its doors and knew it was 'home'

'This is more than a business to us — it’s a love story, a homecoming, and a new beginning'

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2 w. ago David Ellis reviews L'Autre: The best restaurant you've never heard of

David Ellis discovers a Polish-Mexican love story to comfort the soul

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2 w. ago 'Exotic love story' streaming on BBC fans say is a 'must watch masterpiece'

My Mother and Other Strangers is a British wartime drama that was first released in 2016 and is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer

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