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"Charles Dickens" (27 results)
Simon Callow reads passages from Dickens's Christmas story about Ebenezer Scrooge, who is confronted by the spirit of Ch...
The first part of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale as told by Michael Bryant. Ebenezer Scrooge encounters the ghost of his old partner, Jacob...
A Ghost Story for Christmas by Charles Dickens, abridged in eight episodes by Derek Parker and told by Martin Jarvis and Den...
First part of the adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel. Starring a young Daniel Radcliffe.
Charles Dickens' 1854 classic about struggles in the industrial north, dramatised for radio in four parts by Doug Lucie. Stars Kenneth Cranham and Philip J...
A 1962 BBC TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1838 novel Oliver Twist, serialised in thirteen episodes. Due in part to its transmission at Sunday teatimes...
Simon Callow's acclaimed one-man adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic for the small screen.
Ten-part television series adapted from Dickens' novel, written by Hugh Leonard and directed by Alan Bridges.
Twelve-part dramatisation of Dickens' classic novel about a young boy, Pip, who is launched on a journey that takes him from being a blacksmith's a...
Starring Maggie Steed and Douglas Hodge in a twelve-part radio dramatisation of Dickens' classic tale about the turbulent childhood of orphan Pip.
Sarah Phelps' lavish three part adaptation of the classic Dickens tale of a life changed in a heartbeat. Starring Gillian Anderson, Douglas Booth, ...
Steven Knight's chilling take on the Dickens classic, starring Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham.
Adapted for screen by Alexander Baron and directed by Gareth Davies, this version follows Dickens' novel more closely than many others.
Ralph Richardson adapted by Charles Lefeaux with music composed and conducted by Christopher Whelan.
Timothy Spall and Tom Hardy star in a 2007 adaptation of Charles Dickens's much-loved tale of a young orphan boy.
Part-autobiography, part-fiction, David Copperfield displays a narrative power and wealth of characterisation that he never surpassed. Dramatised in...
Ten episode series written by James Andrew Hall, directed by Barry Letts and produced by Terrance Dicks for the BBC. Nominated for a BAFTA in the Ch...
An all-star radio dramatisation in ten-parts by Betty Davies, starring Miriam Margolyes, Timothy Spall and Gary Cady.
Orphan Pip's dream to become a gentleman comes true. The identity of his benefactor, convict Magwitch, teaches him a lesson about loyalty.
Young Pip is an orphan living with his shrewish sister and her kindly blacksmith husband. One Christmas Eve he is surprised by a convict and forced...
1994 radio drama in six parts, starring Edward Long and Pam Ferris.
Dramatised by Elaine Morgan, starring Michael Horden, John Le Musurier, Bernard Lee, John Salthouse, Christopher Biggins, John Grillo, narrated by A...
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the famous ghost story, is this television version of Christopher Gable's production for the Northern Ballet Th...
Misanthropic businessman Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to let his workers celebrate Christmas.
An opportunity to see Mark Gatiss's astonishing theatrical production of Dickens's classic winter ghost story, A Christmas Carol, directed f...
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge needs some CBeebies magic to help him care for those around him and share the joy of Christmas!
When Amelia and Arthur Havisham gather to hear the reading of their father's will, their lives are left in turmoil by its unexpected contents.
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