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Great Expectations on BBC1 and FX on Hulu sees Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham and Fionn Whitehead playing Pip in a new adaptation by the Peaky Blinders writer.

As a disabled war veteran, Waters’ busking drew crowds and was portrayed in books, plays and paintings. But he died in wretched poverty and only 200 years on is his legacy being recognised

The six-part series has been created by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

Actress Anna Maxwell Martin obliterates the stereotype of the ever-so-proper British matron sipping tea from a porcelain cup. Leaning back in her straight-backed chair and plopping her arm on the table in front of her, Martin admits that one of her failings is her penchant for telling the unvarnished truth.…

Menzies has evolved to stay afloat for 188 years, starting as a small Edinburgh stationer before taking to the skies and leading the world of aviation logistics.

Nelson Street was once home to a dispensary, Primitive Methodist chapel, and a Victorian music hall where, in 1861, Charles Dickens gave readings of his works

The tutor on my exercise science course pointed me towards literature, and I began to read voraciously. It was the start of a love affair that led to my first novel

Museum show will seek to illustrate extent and impact of fog then and draw parallels with air pollution now

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Michael Rosen’s update of Oliver Twist gets the musical treatment in this high-energy show about a schoolgirl ensnared by a street gang

Olivia Colman stars as Miss Havisham in the BBC adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic penned by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight