This Is Going to Hurt. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2017 book, This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
Adam Kay, 2017
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Adam Kay, 2022-

An obstetrics and gynaecology doctor, Adam works his way up through the ranks of hospital hierarchy. He trains Shruti in the process and procedures. His personal life is affected by the long hours and stressful decisions, and he tries hard to cling on it. Although a medico-legal case creates concern and self-doubt it also gives him some personal time.


A Very English Scandal. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2016 book
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A Very English Scandal
John Preston, 2016
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Stephen Frears, 2018

In 1965, Jeremy Thorpe, a Liberal Member of Parliament, must contend with disgruntled ex-lover Norman Josiffe, whom he met in 1961 and had a relationship with for several years. When Thorpe grew tired of Norman and insisted that he leave the house he had arranged and paid for in London, the young man began to make threats.


Denial. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2005 book, History on Trial
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History on Trial
Deborah E. Lipstadt, 2005
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Mick Jackson, 2016

Deborah E. Lipstadt’s legal battle for historical truth against David Irving, who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system in Defamation, the burden of proof is on the accused, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred.


The Lady in the Van. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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The Lady in the Van
Alan Bennett, 1999
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Nicholas Hytner, 2015

Alan Bennett’s London driveway is temporarily occupied by a woman of unknown origins who then stays there for 15 years. What starts off as a resented favor develops into a connection that will impact both of their lives. Based on Miss Shepherd’s real-life experiences.


The Four Feathers. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1902 book
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The Four Feathers
A.E.W. Mason, 1902
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Shekhar Kapur, 2002

Set in 1885, the story follows a British officer who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment’s plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.


The Forgiven. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Forgiven
Lawrence Osborne, 2012
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John Michael McDonagh, 2021

The Forgiven takes place over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and explores the reverberations of a random accident on the lives of both the locals and western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.