12.21.2023 - By Penguin Random House UK
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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.