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Sorry I’ve been away, did you miss me? I’ve now finished my GCSE Examiner marking (literally in the last hour or so) so I can start again, and what better day to restart than the great man’s birthday? As you can imagine, lots and lots of commemorations and events taking place world-wide today – and [...]
Watching Sue Perkins presenting Mrs Dickens Christmas (BBC2, 9pm) is interesting. The bit about Dickens’ ‘Twelfth Cake’ made me remember about the Christmas Cake I baked in 2010 and have been feeding with brandy every since. The programme does present Dickens as a bit of a misogynist, which is a bit disappointing I suppose. What [...]
Just sat through Channel 5′s showing of David Copperfield (made by the Hallmark Channel in the US and Ireland in 2000). It’s a nice production, with some good acting, but the the obligatory casting of American actors in an American funded exploit has its drawbacks. Michael Richards (Seinfeld’s Kramer) as Micawber is interesting and logical casting, but [...]
As might be expected, there is plenty going on over the next year to celebrate Dickens’ anniversary. On the Daily Telegraph site, there is a fairly comprehensive list of the major milestones coming up on TV and radio as well as a BFI tribute season, festivals, readings and exhibitions. Have a look at the page [...]
February 7, 2012
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