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  • Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson cast in BBC Two’s King Lear adaptation

    Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson cast in BBC Two’s King Lear adaptation

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    Set in the fictional present, King Lear stars Hopkins as the eponymous ruler, presiding over a totalitarian military dictatorship in England opposite Thompson as his oldest daughter Goneril

  • BBC Two announces Trigonometry, a new romantic drama

    BBC Two announces Trigonometry, a new romantic drama

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    Produced by House Productions, the eight-part Trigonometry is written by Duncan Macmillan and Effie Woods, and features a cash-strapped London couple who open their small apartment to a third person.

  • BBC confirms new Christine Keeler drama

    BBC confirms new Christine Keeler drama

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    Written by award-winning novelist and screenwriter Amanda Coe (Apple Tree Yard, Room At The Top) and produced by Ecosse Films, The Trial Of Christine Keeler takes us behind the headlines to tell a human story about the sexual and cultural politics of one of the most revealing and iconic stories of modern times.

  • BBC commissions new World War Two drama written by The A Word’s Peter Bowker

    BBC commissions new World War Two drama written by The A Word’s Peter Bowker

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    Written by Peter Bowker, (The A Word, Marvellous, Capital, Eric And Ernie and Occupation), World On Fire is a heart-stopping, is set in tells the story of the first year of the war, starting with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ending with the Battle of Britain.

  • BBC News India launches new services in Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu

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    The new services are available online and on social media, with a Telugu TV bulletin, BBC Prapancham, also starting tonight. This will be broadcast on Eenadu TV Andhra Pradesh and Eenadu TV Telangana.

  • BBC News’ Korean language service launches

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    The BBC World Service’s new Korean language service – first announced in November 2016 – began broadcasting this week, allowing audiences in the Korean peninsula and Korean speakers around the world to hear radio broadcasts and access the latest news online at BBC.com/Korean.