Showing posts with label Charles Dickens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charles Dickens. Show all posts

February 7, 2012

Synched in time

It's the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birthday, which is very nice because Xmas Carol will be published this year. I wonder if he would have liked it.

December 24, 2010

TV listings note

Christmas night at 9 pm, BBC is going to deliver an episode of Doctor Who that is apparently a sci-fi take on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". It might not be good but in case it is, I point this out.

I like new takes on old stories. And though I've grown tired of Doctor Who in general, I have a feeling this might be interesting. Tune in if it sounds like a good idea to you.

(See? I'm not a true curmudgeon. One of those would have said, "Bah humbug" if they heard about this show. Maybe there's hope for me!)