World Book Day: Five great TV adaptationsFive great TV book adaptations. As World Book Day is celebrated around the globe on April 23, we came up with this list of our five favourite adaptations. * Anne of Green Gables: Why reading the book always trumps watching an adaptation* Eight books that caused controversyBRIDESHEAD REVISITEDAnthony Andrews and Jeremy Irons starred in Brideshead Revisited. OLIVE KITTERIDGEBefore they were in competing Oscar movies this year, Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins teamed-up for Olive Kitteridge. Beloved by more than one generation, this six-part 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austin's 1813 novel made stars out of Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle.

Source: Stuff April 23, 2018 01:56 UTC