The Queen of romantic novels, Dame Barbara Cartland, is the subject of this BBC4 film, Men Are Wonderful. Played by the wonderful Anne Reid (pictured on the right believe it or not), the film is an affectionate and emotionally charged dramatisation of her life and loves. [BBC Press Office]
As with Consuming Passion, the drama celebrating 100 years of Mills & Boon, Men Are Wonderful is part of BBC4's autumn schedule. Incidentally, for all you budding romance writers, there will also be a documentary on How To Write a Mills & Boon with established novelist Stella Duffy's attempt to pen a Mills & Boon classic.
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