Charles Dickens

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Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo: The first time I saw my father, it was on TV at Christmas

Author Michael Morpurgo had never met his real father – until he and his family gather round the television one Christmas, and his life changed

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Why are we so obsessed with Christmas ghost stories?

Television

Charles Dickens in Italy? Who knew

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Seaside Break

The Dickensian seaside resort with micropubs and a 50s retro ice cream parlour

Television

Don't worry - Steven Knight's Great Expectations isn't as bad as everyone says

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Article thumbnail: Neil Paterson, the store manager of Oxfam Book and Music in Stirling, with the first edition of 'A Christmas Carol' (Photo: Neil Paterson)
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