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What was it like reading the work of your great-great-great grandfather, writer William Makepeace Thackeray? IT'S nepotism that I got the job 300 years after he wrote the book.

Thank goodness I'm not a method actor ...Imagine being The Pub Landlord all the time; MARION MCMULLEN chats to Al Murray about politics and podcasts

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"The moral world has no particular objection to vice, but an insuperable repugnance to hearing vice called by its proper name." --from Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Thy name is Vanity

Bal Thackeray had changed the spelling of his surname from 'Thakre' to 'Thackeray' after his favourite British author William Makepeace Thackeray.

Bal Thackeray, the man behind the film

In "The Rose and the Ring," William Makepeace Thackeray presents a fairy tale farce, its plot roughly that of "Hamlet" played for laughs.

Tales of magic, wonder and the triumph of goodness in 'Victorian Fairy Tales'

Palin is currently starring as William Makepeace Thackeray in the ITV adaptation of Vanity Fair - and much to his delight, he's also written a book.

A change of Korea; WEEK WATCH Michael Palin might have a lengthy showbiz career under his belt - but there's plenty more to come, starting with another of his muchloved travelogues. He tells Gemma Dunn that at 75 he still has a lot to learn..

What is the name of ITV's new Sunday night drama, based on William Makepeace Thackeray's 19th century novel?

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"I'm good at accents and I can say the lines and I can hit my mark!" she concludes, finishing with a: "So, I just went on a rant!" Next up, Olivia will play the lead in the new seven-part ITV adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair.

Just because you went to Eton and RADA, it doesn't make you better actor than me..

It also defeated ITV's lavish period drama Vanity Fair in a Sunday night ratings battle when its third episode went head-to-head with the launch of the adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel, starring Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharp.

Bodyguard is biggest show in ten years

The seven-part series based on William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel debuted on Sunday night, with Olivia Cooke as heroine Becky Sharp, who attempts to claw her way out of poverty and scale the heights of English society.

ITV's Vanity Fair slammed - but fans love Olivia Cooke; The drama had been eagerly anticipated but many viewers said they were disappointed with the result

William Makepeace Thackeray's epic 1848 novel has long been captivating source material for TV and filmmakers, and this latest version is right up there with the best of them.

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Like or loathe Becky Sharp, there's everything to love about this lavish adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel, Vanity Fair.

PLAYING WITH FIRE; TV GUIDE OUR PICK OF THE WEEK; Olivia Cooke stars as ruthless social climber Becky Sharp in ITV's racy new period drama