Charles Dickens and the Invention of Christmas
Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Griff Rhys Jones reveals how Dickens created the idea of a traditional family Christmas through one of his best-known books, A Christmas Carol.
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- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC One
- Duration: 58'43''
- Broadcast date: 2007
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