Charles Dickens
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle manuscript could fetch almost £1m at auction
An autographed copy of The Sign Of Four, which has been dubbed an ‘important historical treasure’, will be sold by Sotheby’s.
David Harewood says Dickens would be ‘writing about the Tory Government’ today
The actor is fronting a new documentary series called Dickens In Italy.
Items from Charles Dickens’ childhood to be displayed to mark 200-year milestone
Dickens was just 11-years-old when he was forced to leave school in the autumn of 1823.
Prisoners ‘turn lives around’ by reading behind bars, volunteer made OBE says
Jenny Hartley and Sarah Turvey founded Prison Reading Groups (PRG), which sets up book sessions for inmates.
Olivia Colman striking in first trailer for BBC Great Expectations adaptation
The six-part series has been created by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.
Radio review: Perfect listening for the festive season
The Signalman Radio 4 Sunday Miscellany RTÉ Radio 1 Now You’re Asking Radio 4 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Radio 4 You might call it a smorgasbord of offerings – there is plenty of choice in radio land and a myriad of voices to accompany you through the season.
Miriam Margolyes: 'When there's any pressure on feeling jolly, I immediately feel ill-tempered'
MIRIAM Margolyes is a self-confessed Christmas Scrooge.
Will Ferrell says he worried Christmas classic Elf ‘might be my last movie’
The US actor said the film stood the test of time because it was ‘beautifully uncynical’.
Charles Dickens’ unseen letters to be published for the first time
The letters include details about his adventures abroad and his frustrations with the Sunday postal service.
First look at Olivia Colman in new BBC Great Expectations adaptation
The six-part series has been created by Bafta-winning writer Steven Knight.