William Boyd

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Martin Amis: Money and Memories
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Novelist William Boyd looks back on his long friendship with fellow writer Martin Amis, who died in May 2023 at the age of 73. Boyd's focus is on what many consider to be Martin's most successful work, 1984's Money, which introduced readers to the hedonistic would-be film-maker John Self. The character would be portrayed by actor Nick Frost in the BBC's dramatization of the novel in 2010, and here Boyd also discusses the challenges of screen adaptation generally, and why bringing Amis's work to the small screen was always going to be particularly challenging.
Documentary
Dutch Girls
4.4

Dutch Girls

Oct 18, 1985
In this sophomoric comedy, a lusty adolescent British hockey team heads for Holland where they find something far more interesting than tulips and windmills: gorgeous, lusty women. They are so busy pursuing romance that they forget all about their upcoming match.
Comedy
Soldier of Honor
6.1

Soldier of Honor

Jan 02, 2001
In this sophomoric comedy, a lusty adolescent British hockey team heads for Holland where they find something far more interesting than tulips and windmills: gorgeous, lusty women. They are so busy pursuing romance that they forget all about their upcoming match.
Drama
Mister Johnson
6.3

Mister Johnson

Mar 22, 1991
In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate, and considers himself English, though he has never been to England. He is always scheming, trying to get ahead, which lands him in a lot of hot water.
Drama
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
5.3
In 1609, William Shakespeare published a collection of 154 sonnets, creating what is arguably the greatest lyric sequence in English literature - and at the center of this masterpiece lies a mystery that has endured for centuries. What are the identities of “the young man” and “the dark lady” to whom all but two of the sonnets allude? This moving performance brings to life the gritty reality of Shakespeare’s England, bits of the Bard’s plays and poems, and the consummate poet and dramatist himself as it exposes these personages unseen but so keenly felt in Shakespeare’s sonnets and in his life. Rupert Graves, Tom Sturridge, Indira Varma, Anna Chancellor, and Zoë Wanamaker star. Contains mature themes and explicit language. Some content may be objectionable. Produced by the Open University.
Drama
Nobody’s Heart
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Nobody’s Heart

Jan 01, 1970
A beautiful, poetic story of love and loss, set against the backdrop of Lisbon in the thirties. As Lily is forced to confront the sudden and devastating death of her husband, she inherits his cork factory and begins to form an unexpected, highly charged relationship with his enigmatic co-worker, igniting repressed imagination and passion, and discovering unknown truths about both herself and her late husband.
Scoop
4.8

Scoop

Apr 26, 1987
Scoop is a 1987 TV film directed by Gavin Millar, adapted by William Boyd from the 1938 satirical novel Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. It was produced by Sue Birtwistle with executive producers Nick Elliott and Patrick Garland. Original music was made by Stanley Myers. The story is about a reporter sent to Ishmaelia (a fictional African state) by accident.
Comedy
The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth
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Based on William Boyd's short story collection, The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth follows 22-year-old Bethany as she flits from one possible career to another looking for answers to life's most important questions.
Drama
La Tranchée
5.5

La Tranchée

Sep 17, 1999
Based on William Boyd's short story collection, The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth follows 22-year-old Bethany as she flits from one possible career to another looking for answers to life's most important questions.
War
Good and Bad at Games
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Good and Bad at Games

Dec 18, 1983
The story, told partly in flashback to 1968, concerns a clique of English public schoolboys who bully and humiliate an unpopular younger pupil (Cox) who is 'bad at games'. Ten years later Cox uses the naive and equal outsider Niles, who is only included in the clique because he is 'good at games', to find out more about the lead persecutor (Mount), in order to exact revenge
Drama
Un anglais sous les tropiques
5.2
The story, told partly in flashback to 1968, concerns a clique of English public schoolboys who bully and humiliate an unpopular younger pupil (Cox) who is 'bad at games'. Ten years later Cox uses the naive and equal outsider Niles, who is only included in the clique because he is 'good at games', to find out more about the lead persecutor (Mount), in order to exact revenge
Comedy
Un anglais sous les tropiques
5.2
The story, told partly in flashback to 1968, concerns a clique of English public schoolboys who bully and humiliate an unpopular younger pupil (Cox) who is 'bad at games'. Ten years later Cox uses the naive and equal outsider Niles, who is only included in the clique because he is 'good at games', to find out more about the lead persecutor (Mount), in order to exact revenge
Comedy
Stars & Bars
4.4

Stars & Bars

Mar 18, 1988
A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.
Comedy
Stars & Bars
4.4

Stars & Bars

Mar 18, 1988
A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.
Comedy
Apostrophes
8.5

Apostrophes

Jun 22, 1990
Magazine culturel consacré à la littérature. L'émission proposait des discussions ouvertes entre quatre ou cinq auteurs autour d’un sujet commun, mais également des entrevues individuelles avec un seul auteur. En 15 ans d’existence, Apostrophes est devenu l'émission littéraire emblématique à la télévision française de cette période, notamment grâce à la personnalité de son présentateur Bernard Pivot, la diversité et la qualité de ses intervenants, voire des polémiques qui surgirent épisodiquement lors de l'émission.
Talk
Apostrophes
6

Apostrophes

Dec 12, 2010
Le parcours d'un romancier dans les années 20 à Paris, puis dans les années 50 à New York et enfin dans les années 80 à Londres. Il croisera la route d'Ernest Hemingway, Ian Fleming et du Duc et de la Duchesse de Windsor...
Drama
Apostrophes
7.5

Apostrophes

Nov 28, 2005
Certaines pièces de Shakespeare interprétées de manière contemporaine.
Drama
Apostrophes
7.1

Apostrophes

Dec 28, 2012
En 1979, une jeune femme découvre la double vie de sa mère, recrutée en 1939 par les services secrets britanniques pour devenir espionne. Depuis l'échec d'une importante mission, celle-ci avait été obligée de disparaître. Trente ans plus tard, elle refait surface et embarque sa fille dans une folle aventure sur les traces de son ancien amant et mentor.
Drama
Apostrophes
7.085

Apostrophes

Dec 03, 2020
After a defector is murdered, British agent Fielding Scott is assigned to track down a mole in his own ranks in 1961 Berlin. His investigation leads him into a deadly web of crime, betrayal and paranoia. Who can Scott trust in the city of spies?
Drama
Apostrophes
7.085

Apostrophes

Dec 03, 2020
After a defector is murdered, British agent Fielding Scott is assigned to track down a mole in his own ranks in 1961 Berlin. His investigation leads him into a deadly web of crime, betrayal and paranoia. Who can Scott trust in the city of spies?
Drama
Apostrophes
7.3

Apostrophes

Jan 03, 2001
Sword of Honour is a two-part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s semi-autobiographical World War II trilogy that aired Channel 4 in 2001. It centers on Guy Crouchback's, played by Daniel Craig, heroic quest to fight for a deep moral cause and to reclaim his manhood after a shattering divorce from the society beauty Virginia Troy.
Drama
Apostrophes
7.1

Apostrophes

Dec 28, 2012
En 1979, une jeune femme découvre la double vie de sa mère, recrutée en 1939 par les services secrets britanniques pour devenir espionne. Depuis l'échec d'une importante mission, celle-ci avait été obligée de disparaître. Trente ans plus tard, elle refait surface et embarque sa fille dans une folle aventure sur les traces de son ancien amant et mentor.
Drama
Apostrophes
7.085

Apostrophes

Dec 03, 2020
After a defector is murdered, British agent Fielding Scott is assigned to track down a mole in his own ranks in 1961 Berlin. His investigation leads him into a deadly web of crime, betrayal and paranoia. Who can Scott trust in the city of spies?
Drama
Apostrophes
6

Apostrophes

Dec 12, 2010
Le parcours d'un romancier dans les années 20 à Paris, puis dans les années 50 à New York et enfin dans les années 80 à Londres. Il croisera la route d'Ernest Hemingway, Ian Fleming et du Duc et de la Duchesse de Windsor...
Drama