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The singer spoke in a fascinating new interview before her death. Plus, Irish thriller Clean Sweep. Here’s what to watch this evening

The new version of Great Expectations is the BBC’s seventh, while A Christmas Carol is the most adapted English classic ever. What is it about these stories that keeps us wanting more?

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.…

David Lean’s epic is still an astonishing visual achievement but there are far richer and darker themes at play

Versatile actor with a long career on stage and screen, best known as the TV sleuth Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote

The book made the author millions and secured him loyal fans around the world

Mark Rylance’s pitch-perfect turn as the worst golfer in the Open’s history follows in the slipstream of valiant loser dramas, from Rocky and Slap Shot to Cool Runnings

The celebrated actor answers your questions about the train scene in Doctor Zhivago, the joy of working on The Royle Family, and his love of the ukulele

Courtroom battle looms as author argues her book revealing inspiration for character became basis of an American novel

Playwright planned scenes on same-sex relationship at a time when it was illegal and British theatres faced strict censorship