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TCM alert

Great Expectations (1946) airs this morning at 8:30 a.m., as part of the channel's birthday celebration for Jean Simmons (young Estella).

Dickensian cosplay at 'David Copperfield'

Kudos to the members of the Rochester and Chatham branch of the Dickens Fellowship who turned out for The Personal History of David Copperfield in the height of Victorian fashion!

'David Copperfield' opens Friday in the U.K.

And the reviews are generally looking very good so far! If you're over there and you get to see it, please come tell us all about it in the comments section!

R.I.P. Michael Jesse Bennett

The Utah actor portrayed Dickens in his one-man show, An Evening with Charles Dickens, for 56 years. I don't know if that's a record, but it's impressive! Bennett passed away on December 31 at age 90.

'Oliver Twist' update comes to BBC Radio

Add one more to the list of Oliver updates and remakes! Oliver: Lagos to London, an adaptation by Ayeesha Menon, tells the story of an Oliver-like Nigerian orphan. It starts airing on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday, and will be available globally on BBC Radio iPlayer and the BBC Sounds app. 

More adaptations coming from Knight

The BBC and FX confirm that they're eager for more Dickens adaptations from Steven Knight, who penned the recent Christmas Carol. I can only say that I hope the forthcoming versions manage to be a little less grim and joyless.