Movie Description
The Secret World of Lewis Carroll
(2015)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Clare Beavan
- Producer : Clare Beavan
- Editor : Duncan O'Neill
- Cast : Martha Kearney,David Anley,Jane Atkinson,Peter Atkinson,Nicholas Burnett,Ian Clayton,Morton N. Cohen,Mark Davies,Robert Douglas-Fairhurst,Richard E. Grant,Hugh Haughton,Peter Howell,Alice Liddell,Caroline Luke,Philip Pullman,Will Self,Nicholas Shrimpton,Vanessa Tait,Edward Wakeling,Jenny Woolf
Cast
Narrator
Himself - Forensic Imagery Analyst
Herself - Croft Rectory
Himself - Croft Rectory
Himself - Photographic Conservation Specialist
Himself - Ditchling Players
Himself - Author, Lewis Carroll: A Biography
Himself - Local Historian
Himself - Author, The Story of Alice
Himself - Actor
Himself - University of York
Himself - Ditchling Players
Herself (archive footage)
Herself - Great Great Grandniece of Lewis Carroll
Himself - Writer
Himself - Writer
Himself - Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Herself - Great Granddaughter of Alice Liddell
Himself - Editor, Lewis Carroll's Diaries
Herself - Author, The Mystery of Lewis Carroll
Posters
Recommendations
Facts
Original TitleThe Secret World of Lewis Carroll
Status Released
Release Information
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2015-01-31
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 59m
Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b051wml4
Production CompaniesSwan Films,BBC
Genres
- Documentary
- History
