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After the incredible success of Tribe explorer Bruce Parry ... Read more

After the incredible success of Tribe explorer Bruce Parry embarks on an epic journey down the Amazon - the world's greatest river - which follows a route through the Earth's largest forest has the most bio-diverse habitat on the planet and is home to some of the most remote tribes on Earth. It's an amazing enterprise as Parry travels over 6 000 kms from the mountain source of the river to the beach where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean. Every step of the journey uncovers an amazing story as he meets the tribesmen coca growers loggers ranchers millionaires and illegal miners of the region.Whether travelling with llama herders playing football in drag at Carnival imbibing hallucinogens with a shaman riding a wild horse at a rodeo or sleeping on a hammock high in the canopy of the forest. Parry's efforts are boundless and his enthusiasm is infectious. The Amazon that he discovers is a beautiful region full of fascinating people but in helping to harvest coca joining a gold rush and meeting those forcibly evicted by logging gangs he also experiences the danger and lawlessness of the area the desperate plight of some tribes and the precarious state of the forests known as the Earth's lungs. Minimize

This six part series explores the exciting diverse and uni ... Read more

This six part series explores the exciting diverse and unique wildlife that inhabits the dramatic landscapes of the vast South American continent. It is a land of great extremes stretching from the Equator almost to the Antarctic from tropical seas to ice-capped peaks and it has the planet's greatest river system longest mountain chain biggest and richest rainforest and driest desert. Using the latest camera techniques including infrared night vision cameras we show little known animals whilst our specialist aerial cameraman soars over the continent revealing an entirely new perspective on its varied and dramatic landscape. These six programmes take us from the depths of the Amazon basin to the icy peaks of the Andes from the great plains and grasslands through the vibrant jungle rainforest to the continent's spectacular coastline - on a journey of a lifetime. Minimize

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legenda ... Read more

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legendary Amazons is an epic martial arts adventure set during the brutal wars between the Song and Xia Dynasties of Ancient China. Paying homage to the 1972 Shaw Brothers classic “The 14 Amazons” this action-packed blockbuster recounts the adventures of the legendary Yang Clan a courageous and patriotic attack force of warrior women. Each a master of a unique style of martial arts they are called to fight their greatest ever battle when an overwhelming army of barbarian invaders threatens to overrun their homeland. Packed with “blockbuster thrills (Beyond Hollywood)” Legendary Amazons delivers more action in one movie than you might possibly expect in five! Special Features: Trailery Gallery Behind the Scenes Minimize

After the incredible success of Tribe explorer Bruce Parry ... Read more

After the incredible success of Tribe explorer Bruce Parry embarks on an epic journey down the Amazon - the world's greatest river - which follows a route through the Earth's largest forest has the most bio-diverse habitat on the planet and is home to some of the most remote tribes on Earth. It's an amazing enterprise as Parry travels over 6 000 kms from the mountain source of the river to the beach where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean. Every step of the journey uncovers an amazing story as he meets the tribesmen coca growers loggers ranchers millionaires and illegal miners of the region.Whether travelling with llama herders playing football in drag at Carnival imbibing hallucinogens with a shaman riding a wild horse at a rodeo or sleeping on a hammock high in the canopy of the forest. Parry's efforts are boundless and his enthusiasm is infectious. The Amazon that he discovers is a beautiful region full of fascinating people but in helping to harvest coca joining a gold rush and meeting those forcibly evicted by logging gangs he also experiences the danger and lawlessness of the area the desperate plight of some tribes and the precarious state of the forests known as the Earth's lungs. Minimize

This six part series explores the exciting diverse and uni ... Read more

This six part series explores the exciting diverse and unique wildlife that inhabits the dramatic landscapes of the vast South American continent. It is a land of great extremes stretching from the Equator almost to the Antarctic from tropical seas to ice-capped peaks and it has the planet's greatest river system longest mountain chain biggest and richest rainforest and driest desert. Using the latest camera techniques including infrared night vision cameras we show little known animals whilst our specialist aerial cameraman soars over the continent revealing an entirely new perspective on its varied and dramatic landscape. These six programmes take us from the depths of the Amazon basin to the icy peaks of the Andes from the great plains and grasslands through the vibrant jungle rainforest to the continent's spectacular coastline - on a journey of a lifetime. Minimize

This six part series explores the exciting diverse and uni ... Read more

This six part series explores the exciting diverse and unique wildlife that inhabits the dramatic landscapes of the vast South American continent. It is a land of great extremes stretching from the Equator almost to the Antarctic from tropical seas to ice-capped peaks and it has the planet's greatest river system longest mountain chain biggest and richest rainforest and driest desert. Using the latest camera techniques including infrared night vision cameras we show little known animals whilst our specialist aerial cameraman soars over the continent revealing an entirely new perspective on its varied and dramatic landscape. These six programmes take us from the depths of the Amazon basin to the icy peaks of the Andes from the great plains and grasslands through the vibrant jungle rainforest to the continent's spectacular coastline - on a journey of a lifetime. Minimize

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legenda ... Read more

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legendary Amazons is an epic martial arts adventure set during the brutal wars between the Song and Xia Dynasties of Ancient China. Paying homage to the 1972 Shaw Brothers classic “The 14 Amazons” this action-packed blockbuster recounts the adventures of the legendary Yang Clan a courageous and patriotic attack force of warrior women. Each a master of a unique style of martial arts they are called to fight their greatest ever battle when an overwhelming army of barbarian invaders threatens to overrun their homeland. Packed with “blockbuster thrills (Beyond Hollywood)” Legendary Amazons delivers more action in one movie than you might possibly expect in five! Special Features: Trailery Gallery Behind the Scenes Minimize

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legenda ... Read more

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legendary Amazons is an epic martial arts adventure set during the brutal wars between the Song and Xia Dynasties of Ancient China. Paying homage to the 1972 Shaw Brothers classic “The 14 Amazons” this action-packed blockbuster recounts the adventures of the legendary Yang Clan a courageous and patriotic attack force of warrior women. Each a master of a unique style of martial arts they are called to fight their greatest ever battle when an overwhelming army of barbarian invaders threatens to overrun their homeland. Packed with “blockbuster thrills (Beyond Hollywood)” Legendary Amazons delivers more action in one movie than you might possibly expect in five! Special Features: Trailery Gallery Behind the Scenes Minimize

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legenda ... Read more

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legendary Amazons is an epic martial arts adventure set during the brutal wars between the Song and Xia Dynasties of Ancient China. Paying homage to the 1972 Shaw Brothers classic “The 14 Amazons” this action-packed blockbuster recounts the adventures of the legendary Yang Clan a courageous and patriotic attack force of warrior women. Each a master of a unique style of martial arts they are called to fight their greatest ever battle when an overwhelming army of barbarian invaders threatens to overrun their homeland. Packed with “blockbuster thrills (Beyond Hollywood)” Legendary Amazons delivers more action in one movie than you might possibly expect in five! Special Features: Trailery Gallery Behind the Scenes Minimize

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legenda ... Read more

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legendary Amazons is an epic martial arts adventure set during the brutal wars between the Song and Xia Dynasties of Ancient China. Paying homage to the 1972 Shaw Brothers classic “The 14 Amazons” this action-packed blockbuster recounts the adventures of the legendary Yang Clan a courageous and patriotic attack force of warrior women. Each a master of a unique style of martial arts they are called to fight their greatest ever battle when an overwhelming army of barbarian invaders threatens to overrun their homeland. Packed with “blockbuster thrills (Beyond Hollywood)” Legendary Amazons delivers more action in one movie than you might possibly expect in five! Special Features: Trailery Gallery Behind the Scenes Minimize

After the incredible success of Tribe explorer Bruce Parry ... Read more

After the incredible success of Tribe explorer Bruce Parry embarks on an epic journey down the Amazon - the world's greatest river - which follows a route through the Earth's largest forest has the most bio-diverse habitat on the planet and is home to some of the most remote tribes on Earth. It's an amazing enterprise as Parry travels over 6 000 kms from the mountain source of the river to the beach where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean. Every step of the journey uncovers an amazing story as he meets the tribesmen coca growers loggers ranchers millionaires and illegal miners of the region.Whether travelling with llama herders playing football in drag at Carnival imbibing hallucinogens with a shaman riding a wild horse at a rodeo or sleeping on a hammock high in the canopy of the forest. Parry's efforts are boundless and his enthusiasm is infectious. The Amazon that he discovers is a beautiful region full of fascinating people but in helping to harvest coca joining a gold rush and meeting those forcibly evicted by logging gangs he also experiences the danger and lawlessness of the area the desperate plight of some tribes and the precarious state of the forests known as the Earth's lungs. Minimize

Sandra Bullock portrays Alyssa Rothman an American activis ... Read more

Sandra Bullock portrays Alyssa Rothman an American activist battling a group of ruthless developers out to destroy the rainforest and its native population. But when a hotheaded photojournalist (Craig Sheffer of A River Runs Through It and One Tree Hill) arrives to investigate the murder of a local union leader they will together uncover a conspiracy of betrayal violence and passion. In a land engulfed by greed and threatened with ecological disaster does any fire burn hotter than the truth? Juan Fernandez (The Collector) and Judith Chapman (The Young and The Restless) co-star in this provocative drama from director Luis Llosa (The Specialist and Anaconda) and Oscar-winning producer Roger Corman (Death Race Piranha). Minimize

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legenda ... Read more

Produced by The King of Action Cinema Jackie Chan Legendary Amazons is an epic martial arts adventure set during the brutal wars between the Song and Xia Dynasties of Ancient China. Paying homage to the 1972 Shaw Brothers classic “The 14 Amazons” this action-packed blockbuster recounts the adventures of the legendary Yang Clan a courageous and patriotic attack force of warrior women. Each a master of a unique style of martial arts they are called to fight their greatest ever battle when an overwhelming army of barbarian invaders threatens to overrun their homeland. Packed with “blockbuster thrills (Beyond Hollywood)” Legendary Amazons delivers more action in one movie than you might possibly expect in five! Special Features: Trailery Gallery Behind the Scenes Minimize

Sandra Bullock portrays Alyssa Rothman an American activis ... Read more

Sandra Bullock portrays Alyssa Rothman an American activist battling a group of ruthless developers out to destroy the rainforest and its native population. But when a hotheaded photojournalist (Craig Sheffer of A River Runs Through It and One Tree Hill) arrives to investigate the murder of a local union leader they will together uncover a conspiracy of betrayal violence and passion. In a land engulfed by greed and threatened with ecological disaster does any fire burn hotter than the truth? Juan Fernandez (The Collector) and Judith Chapman (The Young and The Restless) co-star in this provocative drama from director Luis Llosa (The Specialist and Anaconda) and Oscar-winning producer Roger Corman (Death Race Piranha). Minimize

When Bryan Singer brought Marvel's X-Men to the big screen, ... Read more

When Bryan Singer brought Marvel's X-Men to the big screen, Magneto and Professor X were elder statesmen, but Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass) travels back in time to present an origin story--and an alternate version of history. While Charles Xavier (Laurence Belcher) grows up privileged in New York, Erik Lehnsherr (Bill Milner) grows up underprivileged in Poland. As children, the mind-reading Charles finds a friend in the shape-shifting Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) and Erik finds an enemy in Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon), an energy-absorbing Nazi scientist who treats the metal-bending lad like a lab rat. By 1962, Charles (James McAvoy) has become a swaggering genetics professor and Erik (Michael Fassbender, McAvoy's Band of Brothers costar) has become a brooding agent of revenge. CIA agent Moira (Rose Byrne) brings the two together to work for Division X. With the help of MIB (Oliver Platt) and Hank (A Single Man's Nicholas Hoult), they seek out other mutants, while fending off Shaw and Emma Frost (Mad Men's January Jones), who try to recruit them for more nefarious ends, leading to a showdown in Cuba between the United States and the Soviet Union, the good and bad mutants, and Charles and Erik, whose goals have begun to diverge. Throughout, Vaughn crisscrosses the globe, piles on the visual effects, and juices the action with a rousing score, but it's the actors who make the biggest impression as McAvoy and Fassbender prove themselves worthy successors to Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. The movie comes alive whenever they take centre stage, and dies a little when they don't. For the most part, though, Vaughn does right by playing up the James Bond parallels and acknowledging the debt to producer Bryan Singer through a couple of clever cameos. --Kathleen C. Fennessy Minimize

Ross Kemp’s hard-hitting documentary on deforestation pove ... Read more

Ross Kemp’s hard-hitting documentary on deforestation poverty and crime in the Amazon rainforest.  Ross Kemp travels to South America to investigate how oil companies are destroying large tracts of the Amazon rainforest in a desire to satisfy the planet’s energy needs; how bitter turf wars are being fought over cattle ranching and soy plantations; how the global demand for cocaine wreaks its own local destruction and how the rise in the price of gold has lead to people tearing up the rainforest just to earn a living.Ross talks to ranchers tribal people environmentalists and scientists as he explores the link between deforestation and the impact of local degradation poverty and crime. From the noxious fumes of a lagoon of dumped crude oil to a mining town where child prostitution is rife or a raid on an illegal logging plant he walks the often alarming frontline between the daily struggle for survival and the environmental concerns of the planet. Minimize

Ross Kemp’s hard-hitting documentary on deforestation pove ... Read more

Ross Kemp’s hard-hitting documentary on deforestation poverty and crime in the Amazon rainforest.  Ross Kemp travels to South America to investigate how oil companies are destroying large tracts of the Amazon rainforest in a desire to satisfy the planet’s energy needs; how bitter turf wars are being fought over cattle ranching and soy plantations; how the global demand for cocaine wreaks its own local destruction and how the rise in the price of gold has lead to people tearing up the rainforest just to earn a living.Ross talks to ranchers tribal people environmentalists and scientists as he explores the link between deforestation and the impact of local degradation poverty and crime. From the noxious fumes of a lagoon of dumped crude oil to a mining town where child prostitution is rife or a raid on an illegal logging plant he walks the often alarming frontline between the daily struggle for survival and the environmental concerns of the planet. Minimize

Ross Kemp’s hard-hitting documentary on deforestation pove ... Read more

Ross Kemp’s hard-hitting documentary on deforestation poverty and crime in the Amazon rainforest.  Ross Kemp travels to South America to investigate how oil companies are destroying large tracts of the Amazon rainforest in a desire to satisfy the planet’s energy needs; how bitter turf wars are being fought over cattle ranching and soy plantations; how the global demand for cocaine wreaks its own local destruction and how the rise in the price of gold has lead to people tearing up the rainforest just to earn a living.Ross talks to ranchers tribal people environmentalists and scientists as he explores the link between deforestation and the impact of local degradation poverty and crime. From the noxious fumes of a lagoon of dumped crude oil to a mining town where child prostitution is rife or a raid on an illegal logging plant he walks the often alarming frontline between the daily struggle for survival and the environmental concerns of the planet. Minimize

Brian Henson directs his late father's creations in the Cha ... Read more

Brian Henson directs his late father's creations in the Charles Dickens classic, the best known (and most oft-filmed) Christmas story of all time. Michael Caine plays the old miser Scrooge with Kermit as his long-suffering but ever-hopeful employee Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as Cratchit's wife, and a host of Muppets (including the Great Gonzo as an unlikely Charles Dickens) taking other primary roles in this bright, playful adaptation of the sombre tale. Or at least it starts brightly enough--the anarchic humour soon settles into mirthful memories and a sense of melancholy as the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future take Scrooge on a journey of his lonely, wasted life. Michael Caine makes a wonderful Scrooge, delightfully rediscovering the meaning of life as fantastic creations from Henson's Creature Shop (developed specially for this film) take the reins as the three ghosts. While the odd mix of offbeat humour and sombre drama undercuts the power of Dickens's drama, this kid-friendly retelling makes an excellent family drama that adults and children alike can enjoy. --Sean Axmaker Minimize

As he did with the occupation of Iraq in No End in Sight, C ... Read more

As he did with the occupation of Iraq in No End in Sight, Charles Ferguson shines a light on the global financial crisis in Inside Job. Accompanied by narration from Matt Damon, Ferguson begins and ends in Iceland, a flourishing country that gave American-style banking a try--and paid the price. Then he looks at the spectacular rise and cataclysmic fall of deregulation in the United States. Unlike Alex Gibney's fiscal films, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Casino Jack, Ferguson builds his narrative around dozens of players, interviewing authors, bank managers, government ministers, and even a psychotherapist, who speaks to a culture that encourages Gordon Gekko-like behavior, but the number of those who declined to comment, like Alan Greenspan, is even larger. Though the director isn't as combative as Michael Moore, he asks tough questions and elicits squirms from several participants, notably former Treasury secretary David McCormick and Columbia dean Glenn Hubbard, George W. Bush's economic adviser. Their reactions are understandable, since the borders between Wall Street, Washington, and the Ivy League dissolved years ago; it's hard to know who to trust when conflicts of interest run rampant. If Ferguson takes Reagan and Bush to task for tax cuts that benefit the wealthy, he criticizes Clinton for encouraging derivatives and Obama for failing to deliver on the promise of reform. And in the category of unlikely heroes: former governor Eliot Spitzer, who fought against fraud as New York's attorney general (he's the subject of Gibney's documentary Client 9). --Kathleen C. Fennessy Minimize

Explore the Mysterious Amazon through the amazing Imax expe ... Read more

Explore the Mysterious Amazon through the amazing Imax experience. Amazon celebrates the beauty vitality and wonder of the disappearing rain forest. Carrying the cumberstome Imax cameras and other equipment film makers overcame many difficulties to photograph this rarely seen tropical landscape and present it with all the visual power associated with Imax. The filmmakers photographed native tribesmen untouched by Western civilisation and discovered an awesome variety of animals and plant life. Narrated by Oscar-winning actress Linda Hunt Amazon follows a unique collaboration between an American scientist and a tribal shaman on a mission to find rare medic plants. Minimize

Explore the Mysterious Amazon through the amazing Imax expe ... Read more

Explore the Mysterious Amazon through the amazing Imax experience. Amazon celebrates the beauty vitality and wonder of the disappearing rain forest. Carrying the cumberstome Imax cameras and other equipment film makers overcame many difficulties to photograph this rarely seen tropical landscape and present it with all the visual power associated with Imax. The filmmakers photographed native tribesmen untouched by Western civilisation and discovered an awesome variety of animals and plant life. Narrated by Oscar-winning actress Linda Hunt Amazon follows a unique collaboration between an American scientist and a tribal shaman on a mission to find rare medic plants. Minimize

Explore the Mysterious Amazon through the amazing Imax expe ... Read more

Explore the Mysterious Amazon through the amazing Imax experience. Amazon celebrates the beauty vitality and wonder of the disappearing rain forest. Carrying the cumberstome Imax cameras and other equipment film makers overcame many difficulties to photograph this rarely seen tropical landscape and present it with all the visual power associated with Imax. The filmmakers photographed native tribesmen untouched by Western civilisation and discovered an awesome variety of animals and plant life. Narrated by Oscar-winning actress Linda Hunt Amazon follows a unique collaboration between an American scientist and a tribal shaman on a mission to find rare medic plants. Minimize

Depending on your take-away of the visual inventiveness and ... Read more

Depending on your take-away of the visual inventiveness and jam-packed plot that drives Limitless to peaks and valleys of preposterous fun, drugs are either a terrible scourge or the fundamental solution to all of life's problems. Limitless isn't exactly a morality tale, but the made-up drug that turns Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) from a scuzzy loser into a master of the universe does become a metaphor for ambition, menace, devastation, and ultimate success. Eddie is a writer who can't write, his girlfriend (Abbie Cornish) just dumped him, and his squalid lifestyle has driven him to the breaking point. After a chance meeting with his mysterious ex-brother-in-law, he's offered change in the form of a little transparent button, a pill code-named NZT that allows the user to access 100 percent of their brain. After he pops it, Eddie is transformed. Everything he's ever heard, seen, glanced at, or passed by becomes neatly ordered in his mind. He has total recall, total access to knowledge both known and unknown, and he understands exactly what to do. Without the ingenious visual effects that frequently push the bounds of innovation, our view of the alteration of Eddie's drug-induced reality would fail utterly. When his synapses snap from every new hit, the sparkling blue of Bradley Cooper's eyes pops off of the screen, the colours and textures of his reality ripple and zoom with his every move. Of course he needs more of the drug to maintain his progression, not to mention his very life--remember, kids, drugs are addictive! The movie throws tangled clumps of plot threads against each other in a whizzing mass that incorporates Russian gangsters, shadowy surveillance figures, cops, lawyers, and a couple of murder mysteries. It's a hurtling progression of narrative tangents that often echo the physical and mental extremes Eddie experiences when he's either on or off the drug. Sex, society, and money are big parts of Eddie's newfound brainpower, and he exploits them all. The money element leads Eddie to a big-shot investor, played with twinkling irony by Robert De Niro. The sparring matches between Cooper and De Niro are some of the best parts of the convoluted and manic pace that drives Limitless inexorably onward. Abbie Cornish is relegated to the sidelines far too much, and the suspension of disbelief required to simply maintain stride with the movie's frenzied velocity is often exhausting. But there are some bigger themes that director Neil Burger and writer Leslie Dixon try to sustain in spite of repeated absurdities meant to be accepted at face value. Eddie's actions are both vile and redemptive, and Cooper gives a rousing performance as he bounces from being contemptible to irresistible, sometimes all at once. Fortunately, Limitless is itself redeemed by the nifty visuals that often do evoke the effects of a drug that promises perfect clarity. It's best to just forget the ludicrous lack of coherence and enjoy it as a wildly entertaining trip on a perfect drug that offers the potential for payback and infinite salvation. --Ted Fry Minimize

Of all the folks in long underwear to be tapped for superhe ... Read more

Of all the folks in long underwear to be tapped for superhero films, Thor would seem to be the most problematic to properly pull off. (Hypothetical Hollywood conversation: "A guy in a tricked-out, easily merchandisable metal suit? Great! An Asgardian God of Thunder who says stuff like thee and thou? Um, is Moon Knight available?") Thankfully, the resulting film does its source material rather proud, via a committed cast and an approach that doesn't shy away from the over-the-top superheroics. When you're dealing with a flying guy wielding a huge hammer, gritty realism can be overrated, really. Blending elements from the celebrated comic arcs by Walter Simonson and J. Michael Straczynski, the story follows the headstrong Thunder God (Chris Hemsworth) as he is banished to Earth and stripped of his powers by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) after inadvertently starting a war with a planet of ticked-off Frost Giants. As his traitorous brother Loki (the terrific Tom Hiddleston) schemes in the wings, Thor must redeem himself and save the universe, with the aid of a beautiful scientist (Natalie Portman). Although director Kenneth Branagh certainly doesn't skimp on the in-jokes and fan-pleasing continuity references (be prepared to stick around after the credits, Marvel fans), his film distinguishes itself by adopting a larger-than-life cosmic Shakespearean air that sets itself apart from both the cerebral, grounded style made fashionable by The Dark Knight and the loose-limbed Rat Packish vibe of the Iron Man series. Glorying in the absolute unreality of its premise, Branagh's film is a swooping, Jack Kirby-inspired saga that brings the big-budget grins on a consistent basis, as well as tying in with the superhero battle royale The Avengers. --Andrew Wright Minimize

If only one writer had to be picked to represent the 19th C ... Read more

If only one writer had to be picked to represent the 19th Century it would have to be Dickens. Much of the reason for this would have to do with his fascination with its figures across the social spectrum his indignation at its hypocrisy and exploitation and his compassion towards the humble and the deprived of his time all of which he transmits to his readers. The depth of his commitment and understanding came from his personal experiences. Together with our host Dr. Tony Williams we visit the locations that went to form the imagination of Dickens the sites of the prisons and the workplaces of the poor the Inns of Court and the Houses of Parliament the theatres and the auditoria where he gave his hugely successful readings the museums and the churches... all the key sites pertaining to this literary genius are woven together to create an unforgettable portrait of Dickens’ life and the Victorian metropolis that harbored him. Minimize

If only one writer had to be picked to represent the 19th C ... Read more

If only one writer had to be picked to represent the 19th Century it would have to be Dickens. Much of the reason for this would have to do with his fascination with its figures across the social spectrum his indignation at its hypocrisy and exploitation and his compassion towards the humble and the deprived of his time all of which he transmits to his readers. The depth of his commitment and understanding came from his personal experiences. Together with our host Dr. Tony Williams we visit the locations that went to form the imagination of Dickens the sites of the prisons and the workplaces of the poor the Inns of Court and the Houses of Parliament the theatres and the auditoria where he gave his hugely successful readings the museums and the churches... all the key sites pertaining to this literary genius are woven together to create an unforgettable portrait of Dickens’ life and the Victorian metropolis that harbored him. Minimize

If only one writer had to be picked to represent the 19th C ... Read more

If only one writer had to be picked to represent the 19th Century it would have to be Dickens. Much of the reason for this would have to do with his fascination with its figures across the social spectrum his indignation at its hypocrisy and exploitation and his compassion towards the humble and the deprived of his time all of which he transmits to his readers. The depth of his commitment and understanding came from his personal experiences. Together with our host Dr. Tony Williams we visit the locations that went to form the imagination of Dickens the sites of the prisons and the workplaces of the poor the Inns of Court and the Houses of Parliament the theatres and the auditoria where he gave his hugely successful readings the museums and the churches... all the key sites pertaining to this literary genius are woven together to create an unforgettable portrait of Dickens’ life and the Victorian metropolis that harbored him. Minimize