Lewis Carroll

from Great Lives · host BBC Radio 4

Writer Lynne Truss chooses the creator of Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll. Famous for the Alice books, Carroll was also a brilliant mathematician and early photographer. But his reputation has been clouded by allegations, never substantiated, that he was a repressed paedophile. Lynne and presenter Matthew Parris try to discover why, despite the millions of words written about him, Carroll still remains a mystery. With assistance from biographer Robin Wilson. Producer: Jolyon Jenkins First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.

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