The Secret World of Lewis Carroll

Release Date: 2015-01-31

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6 / 10

Cast

Martha Kearney

as Narrator

David Anley

as Himself - Forensic Imagery Analyst

Jane Atkinson

as Herself - Croft Rectory

Peter Atkinson

as Himself - Croft Rectory

Nicholas Burnett

as Himself - Photographic Conservation Specialist

Crew

Duncan O'Neill - Editor
Caroline Turner - Production Manager
Pierre-Alain Mathieu - Sound Recordist
Rob Newman - Sound Recordist
Jack Burton - Camera Operator

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