The First Public Reading 1853

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  The First Public Reading 1853

  2/3/2012

  14:33

  How Dickens started his reading career with A Christmas Carol - a reading he did for charity - in Birmingham Town Hall.
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  Transcript -- The First Public Reading 1853

  2/3/2012

  Transcript -- How Dickens started his reading career with A Christmas Carol - a reading he did for charity - in Birmingham Town Hall.
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  Dickens The Performer

  2/3/2012

  13:21

  Dickens first love wasn't writing, it was acting. In this programme we look at Dickens love of acting and the theatre.
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  Transcript -- Dickens The Performer

  2/3/2012

  Transcript -- Dickens first love wasn't writing, it was acting. In this programme we look at Dickens love of acting and the theatre.
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  From Novels to Readings 1858

  2/3/2012

  12:19

  How Dickens began his professional career reading for his own profit initiating a new and brilliant phase in his career.
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  Transcript -- From Novels to Readings 1858

  2/3/2012

  Transcript -- How Dickens began his professional career reading for his own profit initiating a new and brilliant phase in his career.
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  The American Tour

  2/3/2012

  13:01

  We look at how in 1867 Charles Dickens embarked on an exhausting 19 week tour of America as one of the world's first 'celebrity authors'.
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  Transcript -- The American Tour

  2/3/2012

  Transcript -- We look at how in 1867 Charles Dickens embarked on an exhausting 19 week tour of America as one of the world's first 'celebrity authors'.
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  The Farewell Tour

  2/3/2012

  14:16

  In October 1868 Charles Dickens farewell tour began but had to be cut short on account of his failing health.
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  Transcript -- The Farewell Tour

  2/3/2012

  Transcript -- In October 1868 Charles Dickens farewell tour began but had to be cut short on account of his failing health.