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In December's Quadrant, Salvatore Babones mooted the theory that the Bard was actually Kit Marlowe, reports of whose death may well have been premature. William Rubinstein begs to differ. While agreeing Shakespeare was not the author of the works that bear his name, his pick, based on what would otherwise be a series of remarkable coincidences and overlapping circles, is Sir Henry Neville

EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime is approaching its 40th anniversary and it’s launching a number of unscripted series to celebrate. The A+E Networks-owned cabler has ordered Prison Brides and I Wasn’t Expecting a Baby! as part of its new non-scripted slate.

The Former BBC Children’s Head of Preschool Development joins the independent production company to oversee its move into children’s animation and unscripted live-action.

Charged with expanding the emerging Indie’s factual-entertainment output and lead on talent-fronted projects, former co-creative director of RDF’s entertainment...

Atlas Media options non-fiction book Gangsters vs. Nazis NYC non-fiction prodco Atlas Media has optioned Michael Benson’s recently released book Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America ...