• Sex Life & Scandal of Charles Dickens

  • Dec 24 2024
  • Length: 48 mins
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Sex Life & Scandal of Charles Dickens

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  • Like it or not, there's no escaping Charles Dickens at this time of year.


    But who was the man behind classics such as A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist and of course, A Christmas Carol?


    His life is as rich as many of the characters' stories in one of his books, including a brutal Victorian upbringing and rumours of sex and scandal.


    Joining us in this re-run to explore the controversy of the man is Charles Dickens super-fan Miriam Margolyes - a national treasure in her own right.


    Having written and starred in the play, Dickens Women, Miriam knows better than most the complicated relationships he had in his life: from his mother who took him out of school to work in a rat-infested blacking factory aged 12, to his wife whom he had a bookcase wall built to separate her from him.


    This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.


    All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media.


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