Love Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites
Liven up your lockdown with the ‘Love Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites‘ – my new online event happening at 5.30pm (UK time) on 13 February, joinable …
Dickens & Zoom
Can you spot my big blue Charles Dickens book getting pride of place in this BBC video? I’m very proud! The updated version is available …
Happy Birthday Mr Dickens!
I’m very excited to announce this special event with the wonderful Miriam Margolyes, in aid of The Charles Dickens Museum. Join us on Sunday 7 …
The Life and Lies of Augustus Dickens
In the 1850s, Augustus, the youngest brother of Charles Dickens, abandoned his wife in London and ran away to America with his pregnant girlfriend. He …
A Very Country Christmas
I was also lucky enough to meet the fab Ellie Harrison and film in Malton in Yorkshire for the BBC’s ‘A Very Country Christmas’. It’s …
Paul O’Grady’s Broadstairs
In between lockdowns, I managed to do some filming, including working with the lovely Paul O’Grady on his Great British Escapes programme, for ITV. It’s …
For the love of writing festival
I’m so pleased to have been asked to take part in this writing festival in Melbourne – even if it’s only possible via the power …
Black Friday Remembered
18 November 1910: “The date is now remembered in history as ‘Black Friday’, a day on which the police and any anti-suffrage men who cared …
1 December: Dickens’s Lost Portrait
This portrait of Charles Dickens was painted at the exact time he was writing A Christmas Carol, in 1843 – and then lost for almost …