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Dickensian

New adaptations of Charles Dickens' timely works.

Radio 4,8 episodes

Episodes

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Our Mutual Friend: Episode 3. The Source of the River
Dickens’s funny, sharp depiction of Londoners’ struggles with money, survival and love.
17 Nov 2024,57 mins
Our Mutual Friend: Episode 2. The Bend of the River
Dickens’s funny, sharp depiction of Londoners’ struggles with money, survival and love.
10 Nov 2024,57 mins
Our Mutual Friend: Episode 1. The Mouth of the River
Dickens’s sharp depiction of Londoners’ struggles with money, honesty, survival and love.
03 Nov 2024,57 mins
Little Dorrit: Episode 3
With Jason Watkins as Dickens and Samuel Barnett as Arthur Clennam.
27 Oct 2024,57 mins
Little Dorrit: Episode 2
With Jason Watkins as Dickens and Samuel Barnett as Arthur Clennam.
20 Oct 2024,57 mins
Little Dorrit: Episode 1
With Jason Watkins as Dickens and Samuel Barnett as Arthur Clennam.
13 Oct 2024,57 mins
Hard Times: Episode 2
David Morrissey stars in Dickens's satire of a target-driven society that stifles wonder.
06 Oct 2024,57 mins
Hard Times: Episode 1
David Morrissey stars in Dickens' satire of a target-driven society that stifles wonder.
29 Sep 2024,57 mins