Ideas - part of the BBC's Culture In Quarantine programming. Supporting UK culture as it gets back on its feet and providing access to Arts for all. On the other, there are serious themes of coercion, enforced medication and psychological manipulation, as well as a subplot about colonialism in Fifties Morocco.” ★★★ – Set on the Wild West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island during the 1860s gold rush, “A compulsively complex novel becomes simply addictive TV … Eleanor Catton has adapted her New Zealand-set page-turner into a must-see full of intrigue, opium and political machinations.” ★★★★ – Set in post-war Britain on the sun-drenched cliffs of the Cornish coast, the 13-part children’s series explores a nostalgic world of midnight feasts, lacrosse, pranks, a mystery ghost and lasting friendships.“It bowls along so smoothly and sweetly that you would be hard pressed not to love it.” ★★★★ –“A thoroughly modern take on a classic Enid Blyton series.” ★★★★ – This British-Italian series follows the Medici family, bankers of the Pope, in 15th century Florence, exploring the political and artistic landscape of Renaissance Italy.“The series is thought-provoking, going beyond the realm of sheer entertainment value.” – “More hysterical than historical, chronological accuracy obviously goes out the stained glass window … Yet as a soap opera in a fancy cape it is an unexpurgated hoot.” ★★★ – The six-part crime drama series stars Kate Phillips (“Tongue-in-cheek, funny and pacy … Eliza Scarlet, played by Set in the UK and the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, the Establishing a home in the New World is by no means an easy task – and protecting it proves even more difficult – particularly in the wild backcountry of North Carolina during a period of dramatic sociopolitical upheaval.“…the time travel period romance has truly found its footing. This moment is being marked across the BBC, with a special focus on the arts.BBC Arts continues to support venues as they reopen, bringing live music to the nation and the very best arts and classical music.
It ultimately owes as much to production design as the wildly engaging cast, because the time and culture become a character…” – The BBC’s long-running time travel drama series is back, with “There’s a sense of renewed confidence in showrunner Chris Chibnall’s writing and in the polished performances of the central quartet, returning for a second lap.” ★★★★ – Set in Transylvania in 1897 as the blood-drinking Count draws his plans against Victorian London, “A blood-sucking delight that leaves you thirsty for more … Fun, smart, scary and with just the right whiff of ham … Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have served up a diabolic luxury.” ★★★★★ – “Shaun Evans … gives us an excellently nuanced show as the younger Morse, adopting hints of some of the elder Morse’s little ticks and mannerisms, in a miniature homage to John Thaw.” – “With the help of a mordantly funny script by writer Russell Lewis, [Shaun] Evans has proved that he has Morse’s measure.” – “Julian Fellowes scores with winning drama about the birth of football.” ★★★★ – Set in the Cotswolds in the early 1950s and based on the stories by GK Chesterton, the BBC’s hit daytime drama series “…as edgy as a toasted teacake, but there’s bite beneath the cosy surface.” –“It is fun, somehow, which is extra impressive amid so much torture and death and critique of aristocratic privilege. Filming is once more underway on the new series of Line Of Duty.As part of a new collaboration between BBC Cymru Wales, Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK which aims to shine a light on emerging filmmakers across Wales, actress Hannah Daniel, alongside director Georgia Lee has written, directed and stars in a new comedy drama.BBC One has commissioned a new series focusing on Ralph (Leon Harrop) and Katie (Sarah Gordy), the well-loved characters from The A Word.