January 1991. Six people are dead. Murdered.
One thing in common – they are members of one of the most corrupt, powerful and toxic families in the country.
One prime suspect – the celebrated writer in the middle of compiling a history of the family.
A simple open and shut case
Anything but.
What a Carve Up! chronicles the events leading up to the ‘Winshaw Murders’, examining e...
第一集
第一战之后,随着英国盘算到了战争的毁灭性,以及帝国的衰亡,人们在战间期萌发出了自我怀疑与意识形态危机,这使英国小说界发生了变革。在此期间,一些最为伟大与创新的英国现代小说作品横空出世,它们从此主宰了小说界的命运与财富,永垂不朽。
第二集
第二次世界大战的尾声迎来了原子时代——那个威斯坦·休·奥登杜撰出的焦虑年代已然来临。大屠杀与蘑菇云霸占了当时人们的情感,随着政治局势的恶化,焦虑、惊骇与惶恐“世界末日大战可能爆发”的情绪日益强烈。新一代的小说作家们身负重任,将遭遇并表达出这个时代。
第三集
最后探索了70至80年代——这段时期诚如安吉拉·卡特所示,鉴于当时的风俗观念无时不刻不被质疑着,确是“没有什么是神圣的”。由于英国小说猛然成了众人瞩目的焦点,小说家们无疑站在了一场新革命的最前线。作为挑衅的使者们,他们改变了文学思潮,根深蒂固。
Enter the world of luxury through the eyes of the planners and suppliers who help the super-rich to spend their money.
High-end event planners Sophie and Charlotte are launching a new venture at a stately home - a kid’s Christmas party with real reindeer, a unicorn, balloons that cost £50 a pop and a cake worth £10,000.
Vintage watch dealer Tom travels to Geneva for the world’s...
The Spa, set in a Hertfordshire health club, claims to be able to cure anyone – from the fat to the thin to the downright lazy, and it couldn’t be further from the truth! Penned by Derren Litten (Benidorm, The Catherine Tate Show), and starring Tim Healy (Benidorm), Rebecca Front (The Thick of It), Debbie Chazen (Tittybangbang) and Nadine Marshall (Criminal Justice), The Spa wi...
At his 35th birthday party Bobby's friends are all wondering: Why isn't he married Why can't he find the right woman and settle down