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10 wonderful period dramas to curl up by the fire with this winter

4th January 20214th January 2021 Editor 33025 Views Bleak House, Call the Midwife, Doctor Zhivago, Merlin, Pride and Prejudice, Shadowlands, The Crown, Upstairs Downstairs, Victoria

When the snow is falling and the temperature’s dropping, is there any better time to tuck into a great TV

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BritBox is adding 75 classic British period drama series this month!

17th December 202017th December 2020 Editor 5964 Views Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, The Paradise, Vanity Fair

It’s a bumper month for period fans this December on BritBox.

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Christmas gift ideas: 10 classic British period drama DVD box sets

11th December 202011th December 2020 Editor 10977 Views Poldark, Pride and Prejudice, The Forsyte Saga, Upstairs Downstairs

The BBC and ITV have been producing adaptations of classic literature for over half a century now. 

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New on BritBox in the US: What’s added in September 2020?

15th September 202015th September 2020 Editor 6344 Views Pride and Prejudice

Lots of great new British television shows are coming to BritBox in September!

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14 costumes that have been reused again and again in British period dramas

27th August 202027th August 2020 Editor 21608 Views Becoming Jane, Belgravia, Belle, Cranford, Death Comes to Pemberley, Downton Abbey, Emma, Harlots, Mary Shelley, Poldark, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Vanity Fair, Victoria

One of the best things about watching period dramas is arguably the costumes.

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Top 10 best ever ‘Pride and Prejudice’ adaptations revealed – as voted by you!

27th July 202027th July 2020 Editor 52270 Views Pride and Prejudice

It’s 107 years since Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was published and we first encountered timeless heroine Elizabeth Bennet.

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14 of the most romantic British period drama couples

18th May 202018th May 2020 Editor 23602 Views Call the Midwife, Downton Abbey, Jane Eyre, Little Dorrit, Outlander, Partners in Crime, Poldark, Pride and Prejudice, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Victoria, Wuthering Heights

Is there anything better then a good love story?

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‘Miss Austen’ novel about Jane Austen and her sister is coming to TV

12th February 202013th February 2020 Editor 6069 Views Miss Austen, Pride and Prejudice

A TV series based on Gill Hornby’s acclaimed new novel Miss Austen is being developed.

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Jane Austen parody show ‘Austentatious’ heads out on UK tour this autumn

24th September 201924th September 2019 Editor 1684 Views Pride and Prejudice, Sanditon

Fresh from their weekly residency in London’s West End, Austentatious is going on tour!

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Semi-final: Who is the sexiest British period drama TV star ever? Vote here!

1st July 20195th September 2019 Editor 83489 Views Downton Abbey, Outlander, Poldark, Pride and Prejudice

There are many reasons we all love watching British period dramas on television.

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Poll: What are the best British period drama movies ever? Vote here!
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Poll: What are the best British period drama movies ever? Vote here!

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‘Outlander’ stars on Scottish road trip in ‘Men in Kilts’ – trailer and start date revealed!
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‘Outlander’ stars on Scottish road trip in ‘Men in Kilts’ – trailer and start date revealed!

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‘Downton’ star Hugh Bonneville joins new Terry Pratchett adaptation
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‘Downton’ star Hugh Bonneville joins new Terry Pratchett adaptation

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‘Miss Scarlet and the Duke’ preview: 1800s London detective drama is coming to PBS
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‘Miss Scarlet and the Duke’ preview: 1800s London detective drama is coming to PBS

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Jenna Coleman interview: ‘Victoria’ star on her ’70s true crime drama ‘The Serpent’
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Jenna Coleman interview: ‘Victoria’ star on her ’70s true crime drama ‘The Serpent’

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‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’ finale recap: What happened in Episode 3?
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‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’ finale recap: What happened in Episode 3?

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‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’ recap: What happened in Episode 2?
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‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’ recap: What happened in Episode 2?

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‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’ recap: What happened in Episode 1?
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‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’ recap: What happened in Episode 1?

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British period dramas are becoming more popular during lockdown
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British period dramas are becoming more popular during lockdown

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‘Emma’ star’s new David Bowie biopic movie ‘Stardust’ has been released online
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‘Emma’ star’s new David Bowie biopic movie ‘Stardust’ has been released online

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5 of the best movies about William Shakespeare
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5 of the best movies about William Shakespeare

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20 surprising facts about the ‘Downton Abbey’ movie
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20 surprising facts about the ‘Downton Abbey’ movie

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50 new British period drama TV series to watch in 2021
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50 new British period drama TV series to watch in 2021

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Top 10 most romantic ‘Downton Abbey’ couples revealed – as voted by you!
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Top 10 most romantic ‘Downton Abbey’ couples revealed – as voted by you!

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14 of Colin Firth’s best period drama movies
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14 of Colin Firth’s best period drama movies

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