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Return of the Dodger

Of the making of Oliver Twist adaptations, there is no end! The newest is The Artful Dodger, to be filmed in Australia for Disney+. The eight-episode series "picks up the story of Jack Dawkins 15 years after the events of Oliver Twist, with the former pickpocket now a surgeon with a lingering taste for crime in Australia."

TCM alert

Oliver! (1968) airs on the channel today at 5:15 p.m. Eastern.

TCM alert

Great Expectations (1946) airs on the channel at 10:15 p.m. Eastern tonight, as part of a tribute to director David Lean.

TCM alert

Oliver! (1968) is airing on the channel tonight at 10:45 p.m. Eastern for "31 Days of Oscar."

TCM alert

Great Expectations (1946) airs tomorrow at 8 a.m. Eastern as part of the channel's "31 Days of Oscar."

Olivia Colman to star in BBC 'Great Expectations'

As promised, the team behind the BBC/FX A Christmas Carol are working on their next Dickens project, a six-part adaptation of Great Expectations. Oscar winner Olivia Colman is the latest actress to tackle the role of Miss Havisham, with Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk) playing Pip. Click here for more casting news.

As one who wasn't a big fan of Steven Knight & company's Christmas Carol, I just hope that they manage to make this one a little less dour!

(Thanks to Karen Swallow Prior for the tip.)

'Dodger' trailer and premiere date

There's a new trailer for the BBC series "Dodger," and it is ... lively! The series premieres February 6.

How to listen to the 'Carol'

Book Riot has a helpful rundown of some of the best audio versions, with readers/narrators ranging from Orson Welles to Kathleen Turner!

'A Christmas Carol' on TV and online

It's time once again for our annual A Christmas Carol schedule! Keep checking back for updates, and let me know in the comments section if there are any I've missed. All times are Eastern.

• A Christmas Carol (1910, starring Marc McDermott): This airs as part of Christmas Past (1925), a compilation of silent short films, which will air December 20 at 12 a.m. on TCM.
• Scrooge (1935, starring Seymour Hicks): Free with membership on Amazon Prime (colorized version)
• A Christmas Carol (1938, starring Reginald Owen): December 11, 12 p.m.; December 21, 10:30 a.m.; and December 24, 10 p.m., TCM
• Scrooge, a.k.a. A Christmas Carol (1951, starring Alastair Sim): December 12, 12 p.m., December 14, 8 p.m., and December 25, 8 p.m., Movies!; December 24, 7:50 p.m., December 25, 1:10 a.m., 6 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., 8:20 p.m., and December 26, 1:40 a.m., FXM
• Scrooge (1970, starring Albert Finney): Streaming on Tubi
• Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983): Streaming on Disney Plus
• A Christmas Carol (1984, starring George C. Scott): December 14, 2:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m., EPIX2; streaming on Hulu 
• The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, starring Michael Caine): Streaming on Disney Plus
• A Christmas Carol (1999, starring Patrick Stewart): December 6, 10 p.m., TNT
• Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009, starring Jim Carrey): Streaming on Disney Plus
• FX's A Christmas Carol (2019, starring Guy Pearce): December 24, 9:40 p.m., and December 25, 3 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 4:50 p.m., and 10:10 p.m., FXM; streaming on Hulu (premium subscription)

TCM alert

Oliver! airs on the channel at 11:45 p.m. Eastern tonight.