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The ‘best detective book ever written’ that inspired ‘masterpiece’ TV series on Netflix

Posted: November 29, 2025 at 9:23 am   /   Books

The show picked up ten Golden Globe nominations, 24 Primetime Emmy nominations, and won a Peabody Award in 2007. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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‘Masterpiece’ Western novel that’s ‘best thing ever written’ and inspired famous TV series

Posted: November 23, 2025 at 9:23 pm   /   Books

Even Stephen King once said the book is his favourite of all time. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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How national humiliation inspired one of the world’s greatest sporting spectacles

Posted: November 20, 2025 at 9:13 am   /   Entertainment

As the 2025/26 series begins, the curious origins of the Ashes and why cricket is baked into our Anglo-Australian cultural heritage despite the odd bust-up Daily Express :: News Feed

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‘Masterpiece’ Western book that inspired ‘one of the greatest movies of all time’

Posted: November 15, 2025 at 9:23 pm   /   Books

The film was nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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‘Masterpiece’ Stephen King crime novel that inspired ‘the greatest film of all time’

Posted: November 11, 2025 at 9:23 pm   /   Books

The film is based on a book that Stephen King published in 1982. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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‘Masterpiece’ fantasy book series that inspired two famous Disney movies

Posted: November 8, 2025 at 9:23 pm   /   Books

The books have sold more than 120 million copies in 47 languages and remain some of the best-selling novels in the world. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Stephen King fans just learning about real-life events that inspired Pennywise

Posted: October 27, 2025 at 10:23 pm   /   Books

With the first season of It: Welcome to Derry finally being here, Stephen King fans have only just learned what inspired the terrifying killer clown, Pennywise. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Only books that ever made Queen Elizabeth laugh inspired ‘masterpiece’ period drama

Posted: July 4, 2025 at 10:23 am   /   Books

Queen Elizabeth II reportedly only ever laughed at one book series in her lifetime – and it inspired a hit Channel 5 programme Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Ian Fleming’s most iconic Bond villains were inspired by these real WW2 Nazis he knew

Posted: June 20, 2025 at 10:18 pm   /   Top Stories

Unveiling the shadowy inspirations behind Ian Fleming’s iconic villains, German Bond enthusiasts believe they’ve uncovered the roots of Moonraker’s Hugo Drax. Daily Express :: News Feed

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Forgotten heroes of the Falklands War whose bonds of bravery inspired my new crime novel

Posted: June 11, 2025 at 10:23 am   /   Books

In one of the conflict’s lesser-known engagements, 43 years ago today British troops were preparing to face Argentine forces on the slopes of Mount Harriet Daily Express :: Books Feed

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