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"I wanted to tell stories about people who I wanted to watch on screen," the "Smithereens" and "Desperately Seeking Susan" director tells IndieWire.

RICHARD EDEN: Despite huge commercial successes, the dazzling, inimitable Fay Weldon, who died in January aged 91, left just £210,000, I can disclose.

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Portishead resident and author Lor Hill has just written her first novel – Kitty Black.

Half-hour anthology dramas ruled the airwaves throughout the 60s and 70s, showcasing radical new work and offering a training ground for a who’s who of British screen talent.

Do you have a half-remembered TV moment that few others seem to recall? You're not alone, my friend, you're not alone.

1 Lionel Bart’s musical Blitz! (1962) is set during which war? 2 Custard, aka crème anglaise, has three basic ingredients: egg yolk, sugar and which liquid? 3 F

With on-stage guests including Dario Argento, Nina Menkes, Sharon Horgan, Jack Thorne, the cast of Malory Towers and more.

Chelsea buns, Enfield rifles... Brixton briefcases?

Here are 20 intriguing historical drama novels that will take you through a rollercoaster of emotions, much like the popular television show Downton Abbey.