A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

Listen again to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

The classic Christmas ghost story about Ebenezer Scrooge is told in 9 episodes and read by Alan Smith.

All 9 episodes of Dickens's Christmas tale are available to play at any time, in the classroom or at home. Simply click on the episode links below.

Each episode is accompanied by a short synopsis and a printable transcript, for the children to follow as they listen. There is also a set of Programme notes which include suggestions for follow-up activities to each episode.

Programmes to download

Programmes to download at any time

Download programmes

A collection of programmes to download as mp3 files at any time.

Podcasts

Podcasts

Current podcasts

Summer 2013 podcasts available from 30/04/2013. Never miss a programme!

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Order CD

Order CD

How to order

Pre-recorded CDs of programmes (available to UK schools only).

Teacher's notes

Teacher's Notes

Online Teacher's Notes

Notes to support the programmes are simple to print or download as pdf.

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