BritBox shows: the full list of BritBox programs If you're looking for some great UK shows to watch, BritBox has you covered. Here are all of the BritBox shows that US viewers can enjoy right now. WhatToWatch · Jan 3, 2024
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens audiobook review – starry spin on a classic Ncuti Gatwa, Helena Bonham Carter, Toby Jones and more imbue the latest Sam Mendes-produced adaptation of the author’s works with wit, charm and magic The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023
Illusionist David Copperfield reveals plans to make the moon disappear Legendary illusionist says his next trick has been 30 years in the making The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023
Items from Charles Dickens’s childhood to be displayed to mark 200-year milestone Dickens was just 11-years-old when he was forced to leave school in the autumn of 1823 The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
Items from Charles Dickens’ childhood to be displayed to mark 200-year milestone Dickens was just 11-years-old when he was forced to leave school in the autumn of 1823. The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
American reworking of Dickens classic wins world’s oldest literary prize Barbara Kingsolver was named as one of the two winners of the James Tait Black Prize for her book Demon Copperhead, which reworks David Copperfield. The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023
ITV Cooking With The Stars: Joanna Page's incredible film career and the famous husband she almost divorced in lockdown Who is the Gavin & Stacey star married to and what else has she starred in other than the iconic BBC sitcom? Wales Online · Jul 4, 2023
Barbara Kingsolver: ‘Rural people are so angry they want to blow up the system’ The first author to win the Women’s prize for fiction twice on how Charles Dickens – and rage about the opioid crisis - helped her write ‘the great Appalachian novel’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
Jeremy Paxman’s best moments on University Challenge as he steps down The BBC host spent 29 years firing off one-liners in response to off-the-mark answers from unfortunate students Evening Standard · May 30, 2023
How 'Mrs. Davis' Resident Magician Taught a Nun New Tricks The quieter half of Penn and Teller reveals how he helped the Peacock series design its tricks -- and the one trick Betty Gilpin actually learned. Inverse · May 5, 2023
Top 10 aunts in fiction So often defying the conventions of their age, these inspiring figures are also dependable boons for nephews and nieces in books by authors from Jane Austen to JK Rowling The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023
Inside the world's most expensive Airbnb - and it's owned by David Copperfield Musha Cay is arguably the most luxurious private island in the world, located in the southern Bahamas pristine Exuma Cay islands, Musha Cay, and costing just shy of £50,000 a night Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2023
Gloria Dea, 1st magician on Las Vegas Strip, dies at age 100 Gloria Dea, touted as the first magician to perform on what became the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s, has died The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023
Gloria Dea, the 1st magician to perform on the Las Vegas Strip, dies at 100 Dea was the first magician to perform on what would become the Las Vegas Strip in the early 1940s. She also appeared in several movies in the 1940s and '50s. WEKU · Mar 19, 2023
Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023 Gloria Dea, the Las Vegas Strip’s first magician, dies at 100 LAS VEGAS — Gloria Dea, the first magician to perform on what would be the Las Vegas Strip, only to be rediscovered in the twilight of her life, has died. She was 100.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023 Pssst! Wanna buy an Oscar? The mysterious case of the missing Academy Awards An Oscar can only, officially, be sold for $1 – but that hasn’t stopped a small but lucrative black market. Where are all those that have disappeared?
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023 Top 10 cads in fiction Dangerously handsome young men carelessly ruining women’s lives are a rarer breed than they were. But their hatefulness still makes compelling reading
ABC News · Dec 26, 2022 Barbara Kingsolver returns to Appalachia to tackle opioid crisis, in Dickens-inspired novel Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, returned to her home turf of Appalachia to tackle one of its most urgent issues — with a little help from David Copperfield.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022 Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver review – Dickens updated This powerful reimagining of David Copperfield follows one boy’s struggle to survive amid America’s opioid crisis
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022 Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver review – Appalachian saga in the spirit of Dickens The novelist’s take on David Copperfield is a bold, heartbreakingly evocative tale rooted in America’s opioids crisis
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022 Rising to the Surface by Lenny Henry review – the breakthrough years In the second instalment of his memoir, the comedian reflects the fame and frustration that came with hitting the big time
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022 Rising to the Surface by Lenny Henry review – there’s nothing very funny about fame In his often moving second memoir, the comedian reflects on his unlikely journey from seaside summer seasons to award-winning elder statesman of TV – and why he feels he failed his mother
Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022 Las Vegas Strip’s first magician celebrates 100th birthday LAS VEGAS — David Copperfield is performing a show after the show backstage at his eponymous theater at MGM Grand. It’s a meet and greet for a small group of VIPs and invited guests. Many are tourists and conventioneers, wowed after seeing Copperfield perform for the first time.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022 Train troubles and funny voices – take the Thursday quiz (Bernard Cribbins special) Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022 Top 10 stories of male friendship Writers from Alexandre Dumas to Jack Kerouac and Colson Whitehead have written fiction worth bonding with about these sometimes uneasy alliances