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Women’s Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver on creating ’empathy’ for the opioid crisis

The writer took home the top prize for her Charles Dickens-inspired novel Demon Copperhead. By Prudence Wade.

The Independent UK

Miriam Margolyes explains why Harry Potter role ‘wasn’t important’ to her

‘It’s not Charles Dickens,’ actor said of Harry Potter

The Independent UK

Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations review – Eddie Izzard seduces in charismatic one-woman show

Izzard uses humour instinctively, helped by Dickens’s love of the exaggerated or comic grotesque

The Guardian - UK

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Pub bans rowdy racegoers for 'putting off regulars'

The Golden Ball has been a 'racegoers free zone this week' despite nearby three-day festival

Wales Online

Bleak Expectations at the Criterion Theatre review: mediocre Dickens parody chunters along

To borrow one of the show’s parodic lines: please sir, could we have some less

Evening Standard

Every anxiety dream I’ve ever had – ranked!

From self-cannibalism to spilling tomato sauce down my wedding dress, my nightmares are trying to keep me real

The Guardian - AU

People power: music, film, books and more about the madness and wisdom of crowds

From Dickens’s depiction of the Gordon riots to Alessia Cara drifting around a party, our critics select culture about the seething masses

The Guardian - UK

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A coastal Kent walk under chalk cliffs to a great pub: The George and Heart, Margate

Starting in Dickens’ Broadstairs, this walk takes in the spectacular bays of Thanet’s eastern tip

The Guardian - UK

Guy Gunaratne: ‘Writing the Abu Ghraib bit of the book took its toll’

Booker-longlisted in 2018 for their debut novel, In Our Mad and Furious City, the Londoner talks about the follow-up, the slippery life story of a terror suspect, and the fellowship of Ali Smith during a time of stress

The Guardian - UK

Fake books? Charles Dickens got there first

Brief letters: Shelf-esteem | Gardening tips | Gruff justice | The power of voting | Scathing school reports

The Guardian - UK

Westminster Abbey: The historic church where British monarchs have been crowned for 1,000 years

Charles III will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned in the gothic surrounds of the historic building

Evening Standard

King Charles' coronation is a great fit for London's Savile Row tailors

On Savile Row, the London street long celebrated for turning out sharp suits, tailors have been racing to prepare the red and gold uniforms that will feature in Britain's first coronation for 70 years, adorned with the new insignia of King Charles.

Reuters

Lucky Hank episode 7 recap: the pain of marriage, the joy of revenge

In Lucky Hank episode 7, Hank deals with his dad and Julie, while Lily hunts for apartments in New York.

WhatToWatch

BBC backlash as Great Expectations viewers slam 'disrespectful' ending to Dickens classic

The BBC's adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic Great Expectations came to an end on Sunday and viewers were not entirely impressed

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Historic church is site of the crowning of British monarchs for 1,000 years

Charles III will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned in the gothic surrounds of Westminster Abbey.

The Independent UK

Kingsolver, O'Farrell among Women's Prize fiction finalists

An Appalachian update on Charles Dickens and a tale told by a dolphin are among six finalists for the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction

Woman & Home

Royal Mint coronation coins: Where to get one and why the King's new portrait is so symbolic

We're excited about the brand new King Charles coronation coins by Royal Mint

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh and Scotland's oldest wine merchant loved by writer Charles Dickens

Established in 1796, Cockburns of Leith claims to be Scotland's oldest wine and spirit merchant ad once served the likes of Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens and King George IV.

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The Guardian - UK

What modelling King Charles’s head taught me about very public portraits – and sovereignty itself

I’ve sculpted figures from Mary Seacole to George Orwell, but a 9.6m-strong test run of my latest image is art on a whole new scale, says sculptor Martin Jennings

The Conversation

Great Expectations: why it's not historically inaccurate for a Dickens character to be black

A new BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations by British screenwriter Stephen Knight has hit screens across Britain, to immediate controversy from some viewers who criticised the colour-blind casting that involved non-white actors playing important characters.

Daily Mirror

Nick Knowles blasts BBC show for screening explicit spanking scene

BBC drama series Great Expectations has been dividing viewer opinion - with Nick Knowles making his thoughts on the much-talked about show crystal clear following his outburst on social media amid the drama surrounding the latest episode

Daily Mirror

Great Expectations viewers fuming over 'spanking' scenes which would 'anger' Dickens

The BBC’s adaptation has received mixed reviews since it aired last night, with the next episode set to continue on Sunday at 9pm

Bristol Post

Gogglebox fans stunned as Abbie and Georgia don't know who Charles Dickens is

Fans instantly jumped to social media to share their thoughts

The Independent UK

Gogglebox viewers divided by Abbie and Georgia’s Charles Dickens admission

‘I don’t know where to begin,’ one ‘despaired’ viewer said

Chronicle Live

Gogglebox viewers stunned as Abbie and Georgia struggle with title of famous book

Fans took to social media to question how the duo didn't know who Charles Dickens was

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