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The Famous Five adaptation divides viewers over this major update - but do you love it or loathe it?

The BBC's adaptation of iconic The Famous Five novels has been met with some criticism from fans for this reason, but do you agree?

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The Famous Five haven’t ‘gone woke’ – they’re just not as tedious as they used to be

With its anachronistic fashions, mixed-race lead and synthy score, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Famous Five reboot has been met with the usual moaning by ‘the anti-woke’ brigade. But it also has a zippiness and thrill that was always absent from Enid Blyton’s deeply uncool source material, writes Adam White

The Independent UK

The Famous Five review – this Enid Blyton adaptation feels oddly like the Da Vinci Code

A bit Indiana Jones, a bit Swallows and Amazons, a bit Dan Brown, this adaptation of the 1942 book is a gently subversive take on a classic. Don’t expect lashings of ginger beer

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How to watch The Famous Five online: stream the Enid Blyton adaptation FREE from anywhere today

Director Nicolas Winding Refn adapts Enid Blyton’s best-selling series of adventure stories for the BBC. Read our guide for how to watch The Famous Five online free and from anywhere now.

TechRadar

How to watch 'The Famous Five' online for free and from anywhere– all episodes available now

Enid Blyton's classic children's novels ahave been newly adapted for the BBC. Here's how to watch "The Famous Five" online – and potentially for free.

Tom’s Guide

Bump, Talk to Me and Leave the World Behind: what’s new to streaming in Australia in December

Plus the latest Indiana Jones film, a reimagining of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five and two new Australian Christmas films with all the feels

The Guardian - AU

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: ‘García Márquez taught me the exquisite power of stories’

The Nigerian writer on Enid Blyton’s mysteries, the power of Chinua Achebe and the pleasure of reading magazines

The Guardian - UK

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Mel Giedroyc and Martin Clunes Explore Britain by the Book: release date, interview and everything we know

Mel Giedroyc and Martin Clunes Explore Britain by the Book sees the actors showcase Dorset’s literary heritage.

WhatToWatch

Love for books

Reading is key to education success; I learned this when I was 9 and met a boy at the bus stop who asked if I read story books. We discovered authors like Enid Blyton, W.E. Jones, Anthony Buckeridge, Arthur Conan Doyle, R.K. Narayan, and P.G. Wodehouse. Reading these books helped…

The Hindu

Friday essay: what do publishers' revisions and content warnings say about the moral purpose of literature?

This year, there has been some controversy about the rewriting of passages from authors such as Roald Dahl, Enid Blyton, Ian Fleming and Agatha Christie with the aim of removing potentially offensive material. Some publishers have also adopted the precautionary measure of adding content warnings and disclaimers to books by…

The Conversation

Jacqueline Wilson says rewriting children’s books can be justified

Young people sometimes lack ‘sense of history’ to read texts with dated language, argues bestselling author

The Guardian - UK

Author Jacqueline Wilson ‘very against’ editing classic books for adults

However, the Tracy Beaker author said making changes to books for children can be justified.

The Independent UK

Joffrey Baratheon actor Jack Gleeson is back on TV, starring in The Famous Five adaptation

A decade after quitting acting, the Game of Thrones will star in his biggest on screen role yet

Evening Standard

The Famous Five: next episode, cast, plot and everything we know

The Famous Five is made up of three feature length episodes for the BBC, reimagined for a new audience.

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The Guardian - UK

Game of Thrones star Jack Gleeson to return to screen for Famous Five remake

Irish actor who retired nine years ago after playing villainous king to appear in BBC adaptation of Enid Blyton’s books

Wales Online

What it's really like to fly with the Red Arrows as pilot lifts lid on the secrets you don't see

'We wear a G-suit so when we're going up in the loop, the G-suit keeps the blood up to our heart and our brain so we don't pass out'

The Times of India

Enid Blyton's 'The Famous Five' book series to be adapted for screen

Over 80 years, Enid Blyton wrote the first 'The Famous Five' book titled 'Five On A Treasure Island' which was published in 1942. The rest, as they say, is history. And now the news is that the popular book series, which is widely read across the world even today, is…

Daily Mirror

Tiny idyllic village where residents must follow set of strict rules to live there

People who live in the picturesque Bournville village, in Birmingham, can enjoy a place that is reminiscent of an Enid Blyton book with charming houses and shops but there are also strict rules that must be followed

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The Independent UK

The Famous Five to be ‘reimagined’ by BBC for ‘progressive’ new audiences

Adaptation will feature books’ original period setting, but is expected to include a diverse cast

Manchester Evening News

BBC to bring The Famous Five to the screen in new three-part series

Enid Blyton's famous children's books have been adapted by ITV and Disney but the BBC has never made a series or film based on them. But now a new series ha been announced and filming has already started.

The Guardian - UK

Lashings and ginger beer: how safe are the Famous Five with Nicolas Winding Refn?

The Danish director of Bronson and Pusher is to ‘reimagine’ Enid Blyton’s stories for a ‘progressive new audience’. Does this mean Anne will vomit up an eyeball?

Total Film

Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn is adapting Enid Blyton's Famous Five – and we’re as confused as you are

He’s swapping ultra-violent thrillers for children's books

WhatToWatch

Famous Five head to BBC for new series based on Enid Blyton classics

The BBC has announced filming on a new Famous Five series, based on the Enid Blyton series of children's books, is now underway.

The Guardian - UK

Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit story originated in African folktales, expert argues

The unacknowledged debt Potter owed to the Brer Rabbit stories told by enslaved Africans deserves to be recognised, says scholar

Evening Standard

OPINION - I thought my life would change when I left London, but I was wrong

Six years ago, I moved from Gospel Oak to Penzance, which was yesterday named one of the best places to live in the South-West. I wasn’t in Penzance to celebrate yesterday — not that the Cornish would celebrate, they know their home is special — but in Gospel Oak, staring…

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