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The Secret World of Lewis Carroll

01/31/2015

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0hr 59min

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Documentary

,History

STORY

It's a timeless classic of children's literature and the third most-quoted book in English after the Bible and Shakespeare. But what lies behind the extraordinary appeal of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to generations of adults and children alike? To mark the 150th anniversary of its publication, this film explores the life and imagination of its author, the Reverend Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll. Journalist Martha Kearney delves into the biographies of both Carroll himself and of the young girl, Alice Liddell, who inspired his most famous creation. She discusses the book with a range of experts, biographers and distinguished cultural figures - from actor Richard E Grant to children's author Philip Pullman - and explores with them the mystery of how a retiring, buttoned-up and meticulous mathematics don, who spent almost his entire life within the cloistered confines of Christ Church Oxford, was able to capture the world of childhood in such a captivating way.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Martha Kearney
  • David Anley
  • Jane Atkinson
  • Peter Atkinson
  • Nicholas Burnett

    Director

  • Clare Beavan

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Swan Films
  • BBC

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Martha Kearney

Narrator

David Anley

Himself - Forensic Imagery Analyst

Jane Atkinson

Herself - Croft Rectory

Peter Atkinson

Himself - Croft Rectory

Nicholas Burnett

Himself - Photographic Conservation Specialist

Ian Clayton

Himself - Ditchling Players

Morton N. Cohen

Himself - Author, Lewis Carroll: A Biography

Mark Davies

Himself - Local Historian

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

Himself - Author, The Story of Alice

Richard E. Grant

Himself - Actor

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