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Issue 36

A Christmas Carol

• See how Dickens’s story reflected his desire to help the poor
• Read about real-life misers of the Victorian age
• A 19th century Christmas
• Zoë Wanamaker talks of her role in this Dickens tale


Issue 37

Sense and Sensibility

• Discover how scriptwriter Andrew Davies was determined to give this adaptation a different approach
• Meet the talented group of actors that brought this Austen tale to life
• Take a look at duelling in the Regency period
• We talk exclusively to Hattie Morahan on playing the sensible Elinor Dashwood


Issue 38

Sense and Sensibility Part 2

• Learn how Jane Austen found fame with her writing
• Meet choreographer Paul Harris and composer Simon Whiteside to see how the adaptation’s dance scenes were put together
• See how the aristocracy would spend their time in the country
• David Morrissey explains his brooding character Colonel Brandon


Issue 39

He Knew He Was Right

• Learn how Trollope managed a full time job with his prolific writing career
• Discover the truth about being a Victorian spinster
• Explore the rise in popularity of the 19th century press
• Meet Oliver Dimsdale – the obsessive Louis Trevelyan

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