Should period dramas reflect modern sensibilities?

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I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

It’s the end of August and I’m crammed into the window seat of a small artisan’s cottage preserved in the spirit of turn-of-the-century Donegal, Ireland. The fireplace, still in regular use, gives out

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It’s been a mind-boggling half century since romantic drama Poldark first hit the small screen. The much-loved BBC production, initially released in 1975, was remade in 2015. Based on a collection of

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