4. Theatre
Already a hard working writer, Dickens finds a theatrical performance changes the course of his life. Read by Penelope Wilton.
An exploration of how a theatrical performance changed the course of life for Charles Dickens.
Claire Tomalin's acclaimed biography of Britain's great novelist paints a portrait of an extraordinarily complex man.
Tomalin portrays Dickens as a complex man, a writer who created characters who continue to endure in the popular imagination from the The Artful Dodger, Mr Pickwick, Pip and David Copperfield.
He was also a ferociously hard-working writer, a philanthropist, a supporter of liberal social causes, and father of ten, and yet his genius also had a dark side.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in December 2011.
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