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Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥
by Dominic Gerrard
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NO THOROUGHFARE đź“š: with Emily Middleton
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(Encore!) Copperfeld, Chuzzlewit ... Partridge? : with Armando Iannucci
July 11, 2026 · 42 minAhead of a new series this month Dominic re-shares his popular interview with the inimitable Armando Iannucci! Armando is one of the leading comedy writers and political satirists of our time - where we delve into his literary passions and…
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NEW EPISODES for 2026 !!! đź“š
February 28, 2026 · 2 minCharles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! will return in the summer ... In the meantime there are nearly 100 Episodes to enjoy with guests such as: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Armando Iannucci, Andrew Davies, Alice Loxton, Robert…
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Look Closer: with Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
January 31, 2026 · 43 minDominic welcomes back one of the most celebrated guests of this series Professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst ... Robert’s latest book Look Closer: How to get more out of reading (published by Penguin) is an invitation to all of us to go…
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The Muppet Christmas Carol: with Meredith Braun
December 24, 2025 · 43 minThis Christmas Eve ... Dominic is joined by the inimitable Meredith Braun, who played Scrooge's love interest Belle - opposite Michael Caine (and Fozziwig!) - in Brian Henson's The Muppet Christmas Carol ... Meredith shares her memories of…
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THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH đź“š : with Lydia Craig
December 22, 2025 · 55 minDominic is joined again by the inimitable Dr. Lydia Craig where they dive into Dickens' third Christmas Book, with readings from the award-winning actress Penelope Rawlins The Cricket On The Hearth - published 180 years ago this year…
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Dickens' Carol Manuscript : with Philip Palmer
December 18, 2025 · 28 minDominic is joined by the inimitable Dr. Philip Palmer: Robert H. Taylor Curator & Department Head of Literary and Historical Manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum and custodian of Charles Dickens' one and only handwritten manuscript…
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"Master Humphrey's Christmas": Read by Dominic Gerrard
December 5, 2025 · 14 minDominic reads a quietly enchanting festive episode from “Master Humphrey’s Clock” by Charles Dickens. Master Humphrey is wandering the snowy streets, one 25th December, and casually walks into a tavern. A decision that will change his…
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What Matters in Jane Austen & Charles Dickens? : with John Mullan
November 21, 2025 · 41 minDominic is joined by returning guest, the inimitable Professor John Mullan: author of What Matters in Jane Austen? (now released in a 250th Birthday Edition) and The Artful Dickens - both published by Bloomsbury Press In a lively chat…
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The C**k Lane Ghost: with Emma Clery
November 17, 2025 · 47 minDominic is joined by the inimitable Prof. Emma Clery - author of The Rise of Supernatural Fiction 1762-1800 and Professor of English Literature at Uppsala University, Sweden. They continue this month’s theme of the supernatural, taking you…
About the show
Actor Dominic Gerrard hosts an exciting new series that explores the Life and Times of Charles Dickens: his extraordinary novels, who he was as a person, his career as a performer, and his activism. Guests include: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Armando Iannucci, Alice Loxton, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Lucinda Hawksley, John Mullan, Pen Vogler, Andrew Davies, Rosie Holt, Bernard Cornwell .... and many more academics, writers, actors, directors and descendants of the great man himself! Along side these interviews there are special Dickens readings from across his works ...Thank you for listening 🔥