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VIDEO: Today in History: Feb. 7th

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Today in History: Feb. 7th
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Posted: 2/7/2010

On this day in history: The Beatles arrive for their first U.S. tour; Jordan's King Hussein dies; Charles Dickens born. (Feb. 7) watch

VIDEO: Tale Of Two Cities, A (1958) -- (Movie Clip) I Come Here Every Night

Carton (Dirk Bogarde), found in the street by Lucie (Dorothy Tutin) and Prossy (Athene Seyler), makes his extraordinary confession in the 1958 British production of Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities. watch

VIDEO: Great Expectations (1974)

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Great Expectations (1974)
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Length: 02:04:01
Posted: 1/30/2010

Charles Dickens' immortal tale of Pip, an orphan given the opportunity to break free from poverty to live life as an educated gentleman. Pip is a poor orphan who befriends an escaped convict and grows up in the company of a bitter old woman, Miss Havisham, and her haughty young ward, Estella. Pip learns the rewards of both vindictiveness and gratitude as a result of these events. All the drama, heartache and triumph of Dickens comes alive in this stunning portrayal by world-class actors. watch

Learn about Charles Dickens' youth, his family and his struggles with debtors prison.
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Posted: 9/30/2008
Charles Dickens wrote stories for the masses but few could afford leather bound novels, so people read his serialised writings in monthly segments, similar to soap operas.
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Posted: 9/30/2008
Novelist Charles Dickens set out on public speaking tours to both the United States and Great Britain with little or no money.
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Posted: 9/30/2008
An attraction based on the life and times of Charles Dickens. What's not to like? See why dark and murky Victorian England is wowing the locals.
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Posted: 12/2/2009
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2009 A Christmas Carol Movie, Source
2005 Bleak House Movie, Source
2005 Oliver Twist Movie, Source
2004 A Christmas Carol Movie, Source
2002 Nicholas Nickleby Movie, Source

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Doctor Who Having gone into the...

Doctor WhoHaving gone into the future, our Geordie-or-somwhere-else-in-Northern-England-voiced doctor boogied into the past with Rose. Incidentally, I thank the folks who pointed out that the doctor does not have a Cockney. As John Lennon sang, I should've known better. My only defense is that my computer was giving me fits, causing my brain cells to click together like one of those swinging marble novelty items that sits on the desks of bored executives. (As much as I like the attention, please don't inundate me with pedantic e-mails about the history of swinging marble thingies.) The TARDIS was playing games of her own. Instead of going to 1860 Naples, like the doctor programmed her to, it deposited the Time Lord and Rose in 1869 Cardiff. Notice how the doctor made Rose change her clothes ("You'll start a riot, Barbarella!") wit read more

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