17th April 2026
Channel 4, in partnership with The Barbara Taylor Bradford Trust and HM Treasury, hosted a special reception at No.11 Downing Street yesterday (Wednesday 1 April 2026) to celebrate the new Channel 4 adaptation of A Woman of Substance, and to champion women across...
17th April 2026
Photo: Brenda Blethyn OBE pic credit_ Images copyright of Leeds Civic Trust, Photography by Graham Fotherby Leeds Civic Trust is delighted to unveil its 207th blue plaque, celebrating the life and remarkable achievements of Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, the Leeds-born...
8th October 2025
Photo: A Woman of Substance – First Looks. Emma Harte (JESSICA REYNOLDS) Photo: A Woman of Substance – First Looks. Emma Harte 1970’s (BRENDA BLETHYN) Based on the multi-million bestselling novel and global phenomenon written by Barbara Taylor...
1st October 2021
Barbara Taylor Bradford A Man of Honour 11th November 2021 | HB | $25.49 The prequel to A Woman of Substance, the gripping million-copy bestseller ‘An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death and passion.’ New York Times Opening five years...
22nd November 2019
For the first time ever, Barbara Taylor Bradford is returning to the very beginning of the story of A Woman of Substance, with a prequel, Blackie and Emma, to be published in 2020. The world first met Blackie O’Neill, lifelong friend of Emma Harte, forty years...
