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Finally, an ending for Sanditon 

Finally, an ending for Sanditon 

Sanditon, rescued by its ardent American fans, is returning for a final season on 19 March 2023 on PBS at 9/8c. Unfortunately for British viewers, ITV have blotted their copybook once more and have yet to announce a UK release date.  Jane Austen’s final, unfinished […]

Bridgerton: A Regency Romp

Bridgerton: A Regency Romp

When asked what I think of Bridgerton, I feel there is no summary quite so apt as the immortal words of Mrs Philips: ‘I have heard tales of gaming debts, of drunken routs… in which more things were broken beyond repair than heads and furniture….debauches, […]

Portrayals of the Great War

Portrayals of the Great War

  ‘We should all make a silent prayer to mark the finish of this terrible war and what that means for each and every one of us, let us remember the sacrifices that have been made and the men who will never come back and […]

Poldark off piste

Poldark off piste

*Spoilers about Poldark series one – four* I recently read (on British Period Dramas) that Poldark Series Five will be ‘making up its own story’ rather than relying on the books. This was always likely to be the case as Winston Graham put a decade […]

Three brilliant BBC period dramas now on iPlayer

Three brilliant BBC period dramas now on iPlayer

Poldark Series Four has come to an end! If you’re dreading being without your Sunday evening fix of historical fiction then be not afeared, the BBC have just released three of their beloved period dramas on iPlayer in the ‘box sets’ section (which is free […]