Elizabeth I
Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603
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| 2025 |
Horrible Histories
Launched Horrible Science spin-off series, following the previous 2015 CITV series.
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| April 2025 |
Great Lives
Great Lives radio series begins its 66th series, featuring a diverse range of notable personalities discussed by guest presenters, including topics such as artists, musicians, comedians, and historical figures.
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| March 2025 |
Christopher Wharton
A relic of Christopher Wharton was placed in the Martyr's Chapel in Leeds Cathedral.
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| February 2025 |
Great Lives
End of Series 65 of Great Lives, which included episodes featuring notable figures such as Doug Allan discussing Jacques Cousteau, Hannah Critchlow on Colin Blakemore, and Lauren Cuthbertson exploring Margot Fonteyn's life.
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| 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Marked 15 years on air, with 11 series, multiple specials and spin-offs, a feature film, and two sold-out BBC Proms.
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| 2024 |
Orlando: A Biography
A major New York revival of Sarah Ruhl's Orlando play occurred at Signature Theatre Company, directed by Will Davis and starring Taylor Mac, featuring an ensemble of LGBTQ+ and gender nonconforming performers.
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| 2024 |
Orlando: A Biography
The novel enters the public domain in the United States.
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| 2024 | T.S. Milbourne published 'Gilbert Gifford', a novel focusing on the double agent involved in the Babington Plot. |
| December 2024 |
Great Lives
Start of Series 65 of Great Lives, featuring Ekow Eshun discussing Justin Fashanu, the first professional footballer to be openly gay, with Matthew Parris as presenter.
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| October 24 2024 |
Horrible Histories
Announced to receive a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of its extraordinary cultural and social impact.
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| September 2024 |
Great Lives
Anneka Rice discusses Jane Morris, model and muse, in the Great Lives programme
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| September 2024 |
Great Lives
Jo Brand presents an episode about Bessie Smith, blues singer
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| September 6 2024 | Film was released in the United Kingdom, bringing the historical drama about Katherine Parr to national audiences |
| September 6 2024 | Firebrand was released in the United Kingdom. |
| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Conn Iggulden discusses the life of Nero, Roman Emperor, in the Great Lives series
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Zing Tsjeng explores the life of Hilma af Klint in the Great Lives series
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Henry Marsh explores the life and work of Ignaz Semmelweis, physician and scientist
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Julien Temple profiles Christopher Marlowe during the Great Lives programme
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| August 2024 |
Great Lives
Miriam Margolyes discusses Charles Dickens during the Great Lives programme with Matthew Parris as the presenter
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| June 14 2024 | Firebrand is scheduled for cinema release in the United States by Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment. |
| May 2024 |
Great Lives
Conclusion of Series 63 of Great Lives, which included episodes about E. Nesbit, Frank Whittle, Queen Emma, Lady Rachel MacRobert, and Maria Callas among other notable figures.
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| April 2024 |
Great Lives
Start of Series 63 of Great Lives radio programme, featuring discussions about notable individuals like Gerard Hoffnung, Sir Bruce Forsyth, and Antoni Gaudí.
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| January 2024 |
Great Lives
Concluded the 62nd series of Great Lives radio programme, featuring discussions about Thomas Jefferson and Harry Belafonte among other notable personalities.
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| 2023 |
Horrible Histories
Won Best TV Sketch Show at the Comedy.co.uk awards for the third time.
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| 2023 |
Orlando: A Biography
Paul B. Preciado directed Orlando, My Political Biography, a documentary freely adapting the novel about transgender life and identity, featuring 21 trans and non-binary performers.
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| 2023 |
Alexander Briant
A pastoral area in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton was named in honor of Alexander Briant, commemorating his legacy.
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| 2023 | Karim Aïnouz directed his first English language film with Firebrand. |
| 2023 |
Marvel 1602
Marvel loosely adapts the Marvel 1602 comic series into an episode of the Disney+ animated series What If...? titled 'What If... the Avengers Assembled in 1602?'
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| December 2023 |
Great Lives
Continued as part of Great Lives radio programme series 62, with discussions about various notable figures including Diana Barnato Walker and JG Ballard.
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| December 2023 | Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment acquired US distribution rights to the film. |
| November 2023 |
Great Lives
Featured in Great Lives radio programme series 62, discussing Mohammad Mossadegh's life and legacy, with Matthew Parris as the presenter.
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| September 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme Series 61 concludes in September, highlighting biographical discussions of diverse personalities including Lady Eve Balfour, Gerrard Winstanley, and Ludwig Koch
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| August 2023 |
Orlando: A Biography
A chamber opera adaptation of Orlando in Finnish, Swedish, and English was premiered in Finland, with music composed by Johanna Almark.
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| June 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme Series 61 begins, featuring episodes on notable figures such as Tony Benn, Stamford Raffles, Donella Meadows, and Jessye Norman, among others
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| May 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme series 60 concludes, having explored the lives of significant historical and contemporary individuals across diverse fields.
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| May 21 2023 | Firebrand premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, competing for the Palme d'Or. |
| April 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives programme series 60 begins, featuring discussions about notable figures including Arthur Ashe, Matthew Henson, Kofi Annan, and others, presented by various broadcasters and personalities.
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| January 2023 |
Great Lives
Great Lives radio programme continues Series 59, with episodes exploring the lives of Olivia Laing, Christopher Lloyd, Bob Harris, Matt Busby, Roger Deakin, Adjoa Andoh, and Zora Neale Hurston.
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| 2022 |
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Jamie Blackley portrayed Robert Dudley in the TV series Becoming Elizabeth
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| 2022 |
Cultural depictions of Elizabeth I
Cheddar Gorgeous portrays Elizabeth I during the Snatch Game episode of series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, presenting a unique drag interpretation of the monarch.
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| 2022 | Amazon Prime Video finalized a distribution deal for UK rights to the film. |
| December 2022 |
Great Lives
Great Lives radio programme begins Series 59, featuring episodes discussing notable personalities including Olia Hercules, Alla Horska, Noddy Holder, Chuck Berry, Minette Batters, Henry Plumb, Nick Hayes, Patrick Barkham, Chris McCausland, Kurt Cobain, and others.
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| November 2022 |
Orlando: A Biography
A new theatre adaptation by Neil Bartlett, directed by Michael Grandage and starring Emma Corrin, opened at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End.
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| October 2022 |
Horrible Histories
A special episode celebrating the BBC's 100th anniversary was broadcast.
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| September 2022 |
Great Lives
Conclusion of Series 58 of Great Lives programme, which included episodes about the women of the Morant Bay rebellion
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| June 2022 | Filming at Haddon Hall in Derbyshire concluded in June 2022. |
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