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Charles Dickens - Great Expectations

Duration:
55 minutes
First broadcast:
Wednesday 01 February 2012

February 2012 marks the bicentenary of Victorian author Charles Dickens.

In this special edition of World Book Club, biographer Claire Tomalin talks to Harriett Gilbert about Dickens novel Great Expectations live from the BBC Radio Theatre, with actor Simon Callow.

(Image: Charles Dickens. Credit: Getty Images)

For further details of the British Council’s Global Celebration of Charles Dickens visit: www.britishcouncil.org/dickens2012

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    Historic Figures: Charles Dickens

    Biographical information on the celebrated Victorian novelist

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    Peter Ackroyd is a bestselling writer and author of the biography Dickens.

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  • Peter Ackroyd on Great Expectations

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    Peter Ackroyd on Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations.

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