She was a writer too.
Including an abundance of rooftop beehives.
Why should kids get to have all the fun?
A sweet show of literary orphans and foundlings.
Props from the TV show at the original author's house.
And yet Sydney and Philadelphia have one.
EastEnders veteran goes Victorian.
Don't be a Scrooge.
Comparing then and now.
From soup to smog to soup.
It wouldn't be the same without him.
Miss Havisham, Sikes and Nancy brought to life.
Tales of pounding London's streets.
Prolific author talks mysteries and inspiration.
Learn tips and tricks of the perfect g and t.
A walk through the sleeping city.
More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.
Dickens, Carlyle, Freud, Keats, Johnson, and more.
Places in Dickens's book photographed and mapped.
250 years ago, a Mr Boswell met a Dr Johnson.
Dickens's famous tale comes to the West End.
Replica of a shop sign immortalised by Dickens re-erected.
Artworks inspired by Dickens's bicentenary.
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