Dickens on the BBC
-->Free Your Imagination: Books on the BBC culminates with a celebration of the work of one of Britain's greatest writers, Charles Dickens. Dickens on the BBC is a season of documentary, drama and discussion programmes across television and radio, heralding the 2012 bicentenary celebrations of the writer's birth.
Book of the Week - Charles Dickens: A Life
- Monday 28 November BBC Radio 4
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-->1/5 Claire Tomalin's acclaimed new biography of Britain's great novelist paints a portrait of an extraordinarily complex man.
The Verb
- Friday 9 December BBC Radio 3
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-->Ian McMillan hosts a special edition at the BBC's Radio Theatre to celebrate the art of reading Dickens aloud.
Songs of Praise: A Dickensian Christmas
- Sunday 11 December BBC One
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-->Traditional carols will be sung by the congregation at St George's Church in Gravesend, dressed in Victorian costumes.
Night Waves
- Wednesday 14 December BBC Radio 3
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-->Philip Dodd presents a landmark edition devoted to Charles Dickens as the bicentenary of his birth approaches.
The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff
- Monday 19 December BBC Two
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-->1/4 A new comedy adventure with an all-star cast set in the Dickensian world of Jedrington Secret-Past.
The Essay - The Writers' Dickens
- Monday 19 December BBC Radio 3
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-->1/5 Tessa Hadley, A L Kennedy, Alexander McCall Smith, Romesh Gunesekera and Justin Cartwright examine Dickens' prose.
A Tale of Two Cities
- Monday 26 December BBC Radio 4
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-->1/5 Robert Lindsay and Alison Steadman star in a new dramatisation of Charles Dickens' classic.
Great Expectations
- Tuesday 27 December BBC One
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-->1/3 Sarah Phelps's suspenseful new three-part drama presents the heart and grit of Charles Dickens at his very best.
The Tale of A Tale of Two Cities
- Thursday 29 December BBC Radio 4
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-->Crime writer Frances Fyfield examines the original manuscript to understand Dickens' frantic writing and self-editing.
Mrs Dickens' Family Christmas
- Wednesday 30 December BBC Two
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-->Sue Perkins exposes the lesser known reality of the Dickens family Christmas, through the eyes of his wife, Catherine.
The Mumbai Chuzzlewits
- Sunday 1 January BBC Radio 4
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-->1/3 Ayeesha Menon's rework of Martin Chuzzlewit is set among the Catholic community in modern day Mumbai.
- Thursday 19 January BBC Radio 4
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-->Frances Fyfield tries to answer some of the many questions about the last days of Dickens' life.
Dickens in London
- Monday 6 February BBC Radio 4
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-->1/5 Five short plays based on Dickens' journalism tell the story of his changing relationship with the city that fired his imagination.
Armando Iannucci on Dickens
- BBC Two
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-->Using David Copperfield as a focal point, Armando explores the development of this master story-teller.
Unfinished Masterpieces
- BBC Two
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-->Alastair Sooke investigates the mystery behind Edwin Drood and what it is that makes the unfinished story so tantalising.
- BBC Two
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-->1/2 An ambitious two-part adaptation sees writer Gwyneth Hughes finishing Dickens' final novel Edwin Drood.
Arena: Dickens on Film
- BBC Four
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-->Arena asks why Dickens' have novels inspired so many screen adaptations, from the films of the silent era to the modern day.
World Book Club
A Celebration of Charles Dickens
- Wednesday 1 February BBC World Service
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-->Claire Tomalin and Simon Callow will be at the BBC's Radio Theatre answering questions about Great Expectations.
Faulks On Fiction
- Saturday 9pm BBC Two
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2/4 Sebastian Faulks looks at how literary lovers have taught us the truth about love.
Find out more about the programmes in the season
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Documentaries
Stephen Fry, Sebastian Faulks, Armando Iannucci, Melvyn Bragg, Richard E. Grant and more, investigate books and authors as diverse as the Bible and Dickens. Find out more
Debate
Experts and book-lovers offer reviews and opinions about books, new and old, on television and radio. You can also take part in the discussion yourself with The Radio 2 Bookclub. Find out more
Events
World Book Night, Oxford Literary Festival, The BBC Samuel Johnson Prize For Non-Fiction, The Man Booker Prize and the BBC National Short Story Award will all be celebrated with a variety of programmes. Find out more
Films
Award-winning BBC Films presents the UK television premières of The Edge Of Love, a portrait of Dylan Thomas and the women in his life, and Brideshead Revisited, based on Evelyn Waugh's acclaimed novel. Find out more
Here are links to the Dickens presentations on the BBC this Christmas season.
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