Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! πŸ”₯

THE SIGNAL-MAN πŸ“š: with John Bowen

β€’ Dominic Gerrard

Dominic is joined by the inimitable Professor John Bowen who returns to this series to explore the hidden depths beneath the pages of one of Dickens' most iconic ghost stories -The Signal-Man

Written only a year after Dickens  survived the Staplehurst Rail Crash, The Signal-Man finds an author grappling with trauma and the conflicted feelings of fear and wonder at the new railways, mixed with a desperate yearning to know in advance where danger lies …

Reading excerpts from the haunting tale is the fantastic actor and director Oliver Dimsdale

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Host: Dominic Gerrard
Series Artwork: LΓ©na Gibert
Original Music: Dominic Gerrard

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