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Feb 3, 2022 48 min

Staplehurst: with Gerald Dickens

from Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥 Hosted by Dominic Gerrard

Dominic is joined by Dickens' Great-Great Grandson, Gerald Dickens. They talk in detail about the Staplehurst Rail Crash of 1865 and Gerald's new book on the tragedy Dickens and Staplehurst … How the trauma of this experience effected Dickens and led him to write The Signalman … They also explore Gerald's career as a celebrated performer of Dickens' works If you'd like to support this podcast series please feel free to make a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dominicgerrard/c/2529502?uid=1728604 Support the show If you'd like to make a donation to support the costs of producing this series you can buy 'coffees' right here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dominicgerrard Thank you so much! Host: Dominic Gerrard Series Artwork: Léna Gibert Original Music: Dominic Gerrard Thank you for listening!

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Dominic is joined by Dickens' Great-Great Grandson, Gerald Dickens. They talk in detail about the Staplehurst Rail Crash of 1865 and Gerald's new book on the tragedy Dickens and Staplehurst … How the trauma of this experience effected Dickens and led him to write The Signalman … They also explore Gerald's career as a celebrated performer of Dickens' works If you'd like to support this podcast series please feel free to make a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dominicgerra...

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