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Journey Through Time

61. A Christmas Carol: From Alastair Sim To The Muppets (Ep 3)

Journey Through Time

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4.3595 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In what significant ways did the bestselling book ‘A Christmas Carol’ change Victorian behaviour around Christmas? From Christmas movies to the office Christmas party, what traditions do we have Charles Dickens to thank for? Why does this story still resonate in modern debates around poverty, responsibility, and compassion?  Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell exploring the enduring legacy of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’.  Social Producers: Emma Jackson, Harry Balden Assistant Producers: Alfie Rowe, Alfie Norris  Producer: Alice Horrell Head of History: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to Journey to Time and the final in our three-part festive special series on Charles

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Dickens' great novel, A Christmas Carol.

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I'm David Aldoushoga.

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And I'm Sarah Churchwell.

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And happy New Year.

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Happy New Year, David.

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So we've been telling the story of Dickens' Christmas Carol, how Charles Dickens came to write it,

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that he was actually feeling quite desperate in a bit of a crisis, that he was deeply angry

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about what he saw around him, and that he was really hoping with this story that he could

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kind of make Britain see itself

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