PBS
Kate DiCamillo, Newberry Winner for 'The Tale of Despereaux' (Mar. 30, 2004)
Kate DiCamillo, Newberry winner for "The Tale of Despereaux" (Mar. 30, 2004) (Author Interview)
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why should you read Charles Dickens? - Iseult Gillespie
The starving orphan seeking a second helping of gruel. The spinster wasting away in her tattered wedding dress. The stone-hearted miser plagued by the ghost of Christmas past. More than a century after his death, these remain...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The power of a great introduction - Carolyn Mohr
Never underestimate the power of an intriguing start. When analyzing the literary greats like Charles Dickens and Kurt Vonnegut, be inspired by their craft and learn how to write a tantalizing introduction and strong thesis for your...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Unexpected Twist! An Oliver Twisted Tale – Q&A
New ReviewUnexpected Twist! An Oliver Twisted Tale – Q&A
Oxford Comma
Why Are There So Many Adaptations of A Christmas Carol?
With close to 400 filmed adaptations and countless stage performances, A Christmas Carol is one of the most adapted works of all time. And so it should be no surprise that many of these versions draw harsh criticism from viewers and...
Curated Video
Parallel Structure
“Parallel Structure” explains the grammatical technique of parallelism, giving an example of parallel structure from British literature.
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Die Affen rasen durch den Wald - Lied - Deutsch lernen
In this video I sing the German children's song "Die Affen rasen durch den Wald" (the monkeys are racing through the forest). It is a silly song about monkeys trying to figure out who stole the coconut. It is similar to the English song...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Reading: Responding to Evaluation Questions Part 3 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
Curated Video
Christmas Stockings and the Legend of Santa Claus
Victorian Christmas part 7 A story of St. Nicholas tossing balls of gold into stockings combined with details from Clemenct C. Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (or The Night Before Christmas) to establish the tradition of Santa Claus...
Curated Video
A Christmas Carol Goes to Court: Charles Dickens in Chancery
National Archive: A Christmas Carol, published 19 December 1843 is one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved works and did much to create our image of an archetypal Victorian Christmas. But its success immediately caused its author trouble,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Sylvia Nasar: Charles Dickens, Economist (1/5)
In part 1 of this INET interview, Sylvia Nasar talks about her book, Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius. She suggests that Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was an early work of economics. Dickens realized that the old view of...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Reading: Features of Structure at Paragraph and Sentence Level Part 1 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Demystified: Is Spontaneous Human Combustion Real?
Learn about whether the phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion actually exists.
Wonderscape
Great Authors: Charles Dickens
In this video, we learn about the life and work of the famous writer Charles Dickens. The video covers his early years, including his family's struggles with debt and his own experience working in a factory as a child. We also learn...
Curated Video
Festival of literature: "Dickens would have really adored this."
The 14th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature has opened in Dubai. Cult caught up with to bestselling children’s author David Walliams, Lucinda Dickens-Hawksley, the great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, and Emirati...
Getty Images
A Christmas Carol Press Conference
Robert Zemeckis on his approach to interpreting the Dickens story at the A Christmas Carol Press Conference at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Britain marks Charles Dickens bicentenary
CLEAN: Britain marks Charles Dickens bicentenary
Press Association
Lost Charles Dickens portrait to go on display in London
A lost portrait of writer Charles Dickens by Margaret Gillies at the Charles Dickens Museum in London. Recently re-discovered after 174 years, it will go on display from 2-7 April in the author's London home. Director of the museum Cindy...
Bloomberg
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Star Shares Details on Character’s Exit | THR News
A "Fear The Walking Dead" cast member breaks down the AMC series’ latest shocking death.
Curated Video
Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens, performs a one-man interpretation of 'A Christmas Carol' at a New York church every holiday season
HEADLINE: A Christmas Carol lives on through Dickens relative
CAPTION: Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens, performs a one-man interpretation of 'A Christmas Carol' at a New York church every holiday...
Curated Video
Celebrating Dickens' 200th anniversary
AP Television
Philadelphia, January 25, 2012
1. Wide of the Free Library of Philadelphia
2. Medium of the "Dickens" sign hanging outside the Free Library of Philadelphia
3. Close up of "celebrating 200 years of Charles Dickens" sign...
Curated Video
Councilman Andre Dickens Wins Atlanta Mayor Race
Atlanta voters decided Tuesday that Councilman Andre Dickens would become the city's next leader.
Curated Video
TIFF premiere of Great Expectations
Mike Newell brought his new film, 'Great Expectations' to the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday (11 SEPTEMBER) for its world premiere.
It's the latest version of the Charles Dickens' masterpiece, and Newell gushed about his...