The Charles Dickens Hour

The Charles Dickens Hour is made up of many different old radio shows that had something related to Charles Dickens. Each week WELF-NPC North Pole City Radio will feature a different show on the station.

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Wednesday
11:00 a.m.

Saturday
11:00 p.m.

Start Date:
03/23/2022

Charles Dickens is considered one of the greatest English Language writers. Written in Victorian England, much of his writing looked into themes of social injustice including child labor, sanitation, and poverty. There are numerous memorable characters that color his stories, such as Ebenezer Scrooge ("Bah! Humbug!"), David Copperfield, Oliver Twist ("Please, sir, I want some more."), Charles Darnay, and the wicked and bizarre Miss Havisham, among many others.

Born February 7, 1812 in Landport, Hampshire, Charles Dickens was the second of eight children born to Navy clerk John Dickens and Elizabeth Barrow Dickens. The Dickens family relocated to Chatham, Kent when the young Charles was 5 years old. He spent most of his boyhood exploring the outdoors and reading. As Charles was enjoying a carefree childhood, John Dickens debts grew to maintain their social position and he was subsequently imprisoned in a debtor's prison. This caused 12 year old Charles to go to work to help support his large family.

Working in a factory, he was greatly moved by the worker's poor conditions and lack of rights. Though his family's financial situation improved, Dickens remained moved by injustice and a strong distaste for the super rich and lawyers. Throughout his life, his journalism and novels reflected his shocked impression of the poor's suffering.

This collection includes is a diverse assortment of shows including Burns and Allen, Escape, Suspense, Lux Radio Theater, Richard Diamond, and many more. Charles Dickens' work has remain popular to this day and none of his writings have gone out of print. There are many Charles Dickens Festivals around the English-speaking world.

Charles Dickens Hour

The following is a listing of the shows that will be played on WELF-NPC Radio. Each week we will feature a new show from the list under the heading of show listed above. We will continue to rotate through this list until we remove the show from the radio station.

Show Title	Originally Aired
Basil Rathbone - A Christmas Carol	N/A
Burns Allen - Gracies Christmas Carol	12/23/1936
Campbell Playhouse - Christmas Carol Part 1	12/24/1939
Campbell Playhouse - Christmas Carol Part 2	12/24/1939
Chirstmas Program A Christmas Carol W Ronald Colman	N/A
Drkildare - 60 A Dickens	03/16/1951
Duffys - The Cast Does A Christmas Carol	12/21/1945
Escape - 175 The Man Who Liked Dickens	12/21/1952
Favorite Story - Oliver Twist	05/22/1948
Ft - 152 Tale Of Two Cities	01/11/1950
Globe Theatre - Christmas Carol	12/23/1944
Goon - S10e01 A Christmas Carol	12/24/1959
Lber - A Christmas Carol	N/A
Leo Is On The Air - David Copperfield (1935)	N/A
Lights Out - The Signal Man	08/24/1946
Lux - 334 A Tale Of Two Cities	01/12/1942
Lux - 477 A Tale Of Two Cities	03/26/1945
Lux - 520 A Tale Of Two Cities	03/18/1946
Mayor - 013 Christmas Carol	12/24/1942
Mt - 103 Tale Of Two Cities	07/25/1938
Nbcut - 031 The Pickwick Papers	03/13/1949
Nbcut - 069 Great Expectations	01/01/1950
Richard Diamond - Christmas Carol	12/24/1949
Richard Diamond - Christmas Carol	12/21/1951
Shortwave - Christmas Carol	12/24/1931
Superman - The Christmas Carol Caper	N/A
Susp - 266 The Man Who Liked Dickens	10/09/1947
Susp - Christmas For Carole Dennis Day	12/21/1950
Susp - 494 Mystery Of Edwin Drood, Thepart 1	01/05/1953
Susp - 495 Mystery Of Edwin Drood, Thepart 2	01/12/1953
Susp - 505 The Signalman	03/23/1953
Susp - 832 A Korean Christmas Carol	12/20/1959
Susp - Akorean Christmas Carol	12/20/1959
Theater Guild Ota - 2055 David Copperfield	12/24/1950
Theater Guild Ota - 2147 Great Expectations	04/05/1953

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