...In Quarantine

For the final episode of season 2, Alex and Jimmy chat to renowned author and journalist John Mullan all about Little Dorrit. They discuss Dickens' own childhood in Marshalsea Prison, delusions of grandeur and how to get revenge on your ex through the power of words.

This week Alex and Jimmy discuss Nicholas Nickleby. They talk about Dickens' literary revenge against his own mother, his strange affections towards his sister and his visit to appalling Yorkshire boarding school Bowes.

This week Alex and Jimmy take on Bleak House. They chat to writer and composer Olivia Mace about Dickens’ only female protagonist, how music can enhance a story and the joys you can have from performing the story in a bookshop with just 5 actors.

Alex and Jimmy explore Dickens’ ‘favourite child’ David Copperfield with Poldark star Ruby Bentall. They discuss  which famous author ended up stalking Dickens in real life, the recent Hollywood film and why David Copperfield was his favourite novel he ever wrote

To kick of 2021 Alex and Jimmy explore one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved stories of all time ‘Great Expectations’. They discuss Dickens’ love life,  how it influenced the novel, their own expectations for 2021 and probably the most exciting spoiler in literature history.

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Alex and Jimmy get all festive this week with David Archer himself, Tim Bentinck. They chat about kindness in the festive season, their favourite Christmas songs and whether or not Donald Trump could be redeemed by three spirits, as well as casting The Archers characters in an alternative Ambridge Christmas show of 'A Christmas Carol'

This week Alex and Jimmy explore Dickens’ only unfinished novel and try to uncover the famous mystery of Edwin Drood. They chat to Tamzin Merchant who played Rosa about the perfect feminist ending, acting opposite Matthew Rhys and the perils of wearing corsets.

In this weeks episode Alex and Jimmy explore Dickens’ only novel set outside of England. They chat guillotines, Richard Curtis films and that famous opening paragraph of the book.

This week Alex and Jimmy are looking at MORE Dickens and kicking it off with their first novel Oliver Twist. They are joined by this weeks guest star Jodie Prenger winner of BBC's 'I'd Do Anything' about playing the iconic role Nancy and her menagerie of furry friends named after the characters in the book. They also discuss Charles Dickens' antisemitism, using his work as a means to 'out' failing government systems and his strange idolising of young women.

In the first episode of Season 2, Alex and Jimmy are joined by cultural BBC historian Dr Fern Riddell. They discuss his early life in prison, his views on women and why he was such a success. You think you know everything about Charles Dickens?.....think again!