Charles Dickens in London. For this festive Christmas Special, the actor and author Simon Callow joins Henry to summon the ghost of Ebeneezer Scrooge and follow him around the City of London, starting at Cornhill, taking in Leadenhall Market and meeting all three Spirits of Christmas. A Christmas Carol, Dickens’s best loved novel, was published on 19 December 1843, 180 years ago this year.
Penguin Classics edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/34585/a-christmas-carol-and-other-christmas-writings-by-charles-dickens-intro-michael-slater/9780140439052
https://apple.co/3Te9UQQ
Penguin Audio edition of A Christmas Carol, read by Theo Ogundipe
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/34585/a-christmas-carol-and-other-christmas-writings-by-dickens-charles/9780241455326
https://apple.co/46OVnhC
Simon Callow
https://simoncallow.com/
Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World by Simon Callow
https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/charles-dickens-and-the-great-theatre-of-the-world-simon-callow
Simon’s solo version of A Christmas Carol (BBC)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001kwg
The Counting House
https://www.the-counting-house.com/
The Royal Exchange
https://www.theroyalexchange.co.uk/
The George and Vulture
https://george-and-vulture.co.uk/
Presenter – Henry Eliot: https://www.henryeliot.co.uk/
Producer – Andrea Rangecroft: https://www.andrearangecroft.co.uk/
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- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published21 December 2023 at 08:00 UTC
- Length1h 13m
- Episode25
- RatingClean