Blue plaque for Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, the Leeds-born author who conquered the literary world
The blue plaque was unveiled on Thursday 26 February 2026 at Armley Library by H.E. Vicki Downey and W. Randall Jones, Trustees of The Barbara Taylor Bradford Trust, and award-winning actress Brenda Blethyn OBE.
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The Barbara Taylor Bradford Story
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Adaptions of novels
Ten novels have been made into TV dramas or films featuring Liam Neeson, Jenny Seagrove, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Lindsey Wagner, Deborah Kerr and Elizabeth Hurley
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Reception at 11 Downing Street
Channel 4, in partnership with The Barbara Taylor Bradford Trust and HM Treasury, hosted a special reception at No.11 Downing Street on Wednesday 1 April 2026 (Watch here) to celebrate the new Channel 4 adaptation of A Woman of Substance, and to champion women across television, the creative industries, business and public life, following International Women’s Day. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, pictured.
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