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[#173986] Written by: JungleBoy [04/01/12, 20:07]
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Looking at the marriage of Charles Dickens through the eyes of his wife Catherine, Sue Perkins
exposes the lesser known reality of the Dickens family Christmas - very different from the
heart-warming versions he presented in A Christmas Carol. Sue turns her attention to the woman
behind the man, revealing parallels between the female characters he created and his changing
affections for his wife, namely, in Dickens's mind, her transition from innocent virgin to
middle-aged frump. Scrutinising Dickens's public defence in a national newspaper of his treatment
toward Catherine, Sue seeks to set the record straight, promulgating her unconditional love for
Dickens and support for his career. Along the way, she has plenty of laughs, evokes the realities of
Victorian marriage, interviews many of today's leading biographers of Mr and Mrs Dickens, explores
Charles's role in creating Christmas as we know it - and gets to make a twelfth night cake.

BBC Site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018nt6m

Technical Spec
Video Codec: x264 CABAC
Video Bitrate: CRF 18 (3850Kbps average)
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1
Video Resolution: 1440x810
Audio Codec: AAC-LC
Audio Bitrate: 160 Kbps ABR 48KHz
Audio Channels: 2
Run-Time: 59 mins
Framerate: 25FPS
Number of Parts: 1
Part Size: 1.68 GB
Source: HDTV
Subtitles: merged
Encoded by: JungleBoy
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